Jimmy Anderson was repeatedly finding the edge here on Tuesday although the man holding the bat was very much hoping this would be the case. It was Anderson’s first training session in his new role as England’s bowling mentor and he started out by helping the head coach, Brendon McCullum, drill the slips cordon.
In this first week since Anderson bowed out of Test cricket with a thumping win at Lord’s on Friday, Mark Wood is the chief beneficiary selection-wise. The Durham fast bowler was parachuted into the squad on Saturday and, after England’s first net session in Nottingham was forced indoors by rain, was then confirmed as the one change to the XI for the second Test against West Indies that starts on Thursday.
