Mark Wood offered an honest appraisal of England’s first outing with the ball in Antigua, admitting it felt “weird” without Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad and the seam attack possibly tried too hard to prove a point in their absence.
An adjustment period was always likely after the record-breaking pair were left at home but this is the exact scenario that Andrew Strauss, the interim director of cricket, and Joe Root, the captain, hope will see others step up in to leadership roles.
