
England relied on an old stager to kick-start their ailing Test team’s new era, with Jonny Bairstow’s classy century saving the tourists on day one of the first Test against the West Indies.
Change has been in the air ever since a catastrophic Ashes series limped to its conclusion in January, with a ruthless cull of off-field staff and on-field talent, all in the aid of a heavily trailed ‘red-ball reset’.