Opener Zak Crawley said on Friday that England's young pace attack will face a "test of character" in their upcoming Test series in Pakistan where a pitch baked by searing temperatures and surging smog levels await.
England will be monitoring the status of Chris Woakes ahead of the three-Test series against Sri Lanka after the all-rounder withdrew from The Hundred due to injury, the news coming after captain Ben Stokes had to be helped off the pitch on Sunday.
Anderson retired from international duty following an innings and 114-run rout of the West Indies in the first Test at Lord's last week.
England all-rounder Chris Woakes revealed Friday he was mourning the death of his father as he explained his recent absence from cricket.
Marnus Labuschagne top-scored with 71 after Australia were invited to bat first at the world's biggest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad.
Despite his outstanding Test record on home soil, double World Cup-winner Woakes has often found himself on the outside looking in when it comes to red-ball cricket given the enduring careers of Anderson and the now retired Broad, who bowed out after the Ashes finale at The Oval
Both Anderson and fellow paceman Josh Tongue have been "rested", according to an England statement issued Wednesday, with their places taken by express quick Mark Wood and seam-bowling all-rounder Chris Woakes
"As a fast-bowler or a seam-bowler, you probably need a lot of variations to be used. But yeah, that's the way the pitch looks,” Woakes said ahead of the first T20I in Chattogram on Wednesday.
England allrounder Chris Woakes will take no further part in the Champions Trophy, after suffering a side strain in the tournament opener against Bangladesh on Thursday.
Opener Zak Crawley said on Friday that England's young pace attack will face a "test of character" in their upcoming Test series in Pakistan where a pitch baked by searing temperatures and surging smog levels await.
England will be monitoring the status of Chris Woakes ahead of the three-Test series against Sri Lanka after the all-rounder withdrew from The Hundred due to injury, the news coming after captain Ben Stokes had to be helped off the pitch on Sunday.
Anderson retired from international duty following an innings and 114-run rout of the West Indies in the first Test at Lord's last week.
England all-rounder Chris Woakes revealed Friday he was mourning the death of his father as he explained his recent absence from cricket.
Marnus Labuschagne top-scored with 71 after Australia were invited to bat first at the world's biggest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad.
Despite his outstanding Test record on home soil, double World Cup-winner Woakes has often found himself on the outside looking in when it comes to red-ball cricket given the enduring careers of Anderson and the now retired Broad, who bowed out after the Ashes finale at The Oval
Both Anderson and fellow paceman Josh Tongue have been "rested", according to an England statement issued Wednesday, with their places taken by express quick Mark Wood and seam-bowling all-rounder Chris Woakes
"As a fast-bowler or a seam-bowler, you probably need a lot of variations to be used. But yeah, that's the way the pitch looks,” Woakes said ahead of the first T20I in Chattogram on Wednesday.
England allrounder Chris Woakes will take no further part in the Champions Trophy, after suffering a side strain in the tournament opener against Bangladesh on Thursday.
England all-rounder Chris Woakes on Thursday said they are paid very well and that he does not foresee English cricket being hit by the kind of pay dispute threatening this year's Ashes series.
