• If they don’t play every game, then so be it, he says
The loss of Alastair Cook’s experience for this winter’s tour to Sri Lanka has strengthened the case for Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad being retained by England amid talk that one or both could be tactically rested with a view to being fresher for next summer’s Ashes.
Ed Smith, the national selector, admitted during an interview on BBC’s Test Match Special that while no decisions have been made, his panel “would consider” leaving out Anderson, 36, and Broad, 32, for the trip. He described them as having “a lot of miles on the tyres” and therefore the selectors and medical staff may need to manage workloads.
Written by Ali Martin at the Kia Oval
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/sep/09/england-cricket-jimmy-anderson-stuart-broad-sri-lanka-ashes under the title “England could rest Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad on Sri Lanka trip”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
