Anderson and Broad are out of the picture, as seemingly is Ollie Robinson, so good in Rawalpindi, Multan and Karachi only two years ago. It is too soon for the fit-again Jofra Archer and Saqib Mahmood. Gus Atkinson and Mark Wood will tour, but the latter, in particular, needs managing. Then it is into the novices, the injured and the unknown. Matthew Potts is playing his first Test in a year right now, Olly Stone is on the bench and has not featured for three years, Brydon Carse only returns from a betting ban next week, Josh Tongue is sidelined again and Dillon Pennington, Sam Cook and Josh Hull are all uncapped. Even if Stokes is fit to bat and captain after his hamstring tear, will he be ready to bowl?
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