I will never knock an opener who gets to the 2nd new ball. I don't care how slowly

[Luis Anaconda]

I don't wish to sound ungrateful. Because I know in a few years time I'll be looking at English bowlers and none will be fit to have laces JA or SB's boots.

But we are rotating the 2nd and 4th best quicks on the planet.

If it was the '80s again, with a rest day on Sunday and no back to back tests, we'd be able to play both. And we'd have an attack, if not quite WIndian, then better than Lillie-Thomo cos we'd have Jofra's pace in reserve as well as Stokes as a 4th/5th seamer.

If we had Jimmy then Steuy going at under 2 an over, they have to take risks against the spinner at the other end.

Basically, we have two quicks with 1100+ wickets between them who have been averaging in the teens recently and we won't play them together.

Btw, given Moeen's replacing Bess, who do you fancy for Archer - Stone's pace or Woakes for the reverse?

I'm not arguing with that but I guess at 38 they are taking no risks with Jimmy. I would go for Stone - depends on Stokes's fitness of course. Don't like the sound of a "knee" problem. No argument if Woakes plays though - good opportunity to show he can bowl in less friendly conditions. To be honest I still think 3-1 India is the most likely score but we're giving it a go.

On another note, I like that it takes STOnes and WoaKES to make a Stokes