Had it not been, quite literally, of England’s own volition, you might have blamed a mischievous alignment of the planets for the fact that David Willey was on media duty here at the Oval yesterday.
In the hours prior to the seamer’s press conference, what might have been a mundane morning net had been enlivened by the surprise presence of Jofra Archer, the man who famously (and justifiably) nabbed Willey’s World Cup place at the 11th hour four years ago milling about like the ghost of tournaments past.
