England's James Anderson rested for West Indies match

 

 

England have opted to rest seamer James Anderson for the third and final Test beside the West Indies at Edgbaston, which start on Thursday.

England lead the series 2-0 and have opted to give Anderson a break with the Tests next to South Africa to come.

Anderson has missed only one of England's before 25 Tests but suffered a slight quad difficulty in the second Test.
It income Steven Finn or Graham Onions will come in.
Anderson took six wickets in England's nine-wicket win at Trent Bridge, which clinched the succession.
The home side's batting line-up will stay impervious, in spite of Jonny Bairstow's harms against the short ball at Trent Bridge.

Bairstow's main tormentor, West Indies fast bowler Kemar Roach, has been feint out of the break of the tour with a shin injury.
We have been made to labor hard for our two victories so far and are happy to have tenable the succession, said general selector Geoff Miller. "though we know that we will need to go on to play some good cricket if we want a third win next to the West Indies this week.

James Anderson will miss this Test as we look to run his workload in front of a busy age of cricket this summer and beyond, a result which is in the best happiness of the team and the actor himself.
Anderson, who insisted he is completely fit, earlier told the Mail on Sunday that he would not be cheerful to be left out of the squad
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It would be very unacceptable for me to overlook out, he said.
It would be dissimilar if I felt exhausted or was harassed with an injury. But I believe I am fit to play - and whilst I am fit to play I want to play in every England game I can.

quiescent players is going to occur more and more often as the calendar gets busier and the ECB has been excellent at monitoring players to remain them fit and ready.
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Sure, this succession has been hard work - back-to-back Tests forever are; that's what we are used to and have to deal with the earth over. But five days of rest is more than sufficient to be set to play once more."
After the third Test, England have fun three ODIs and a Twenty20 match next to the West Indies before 5 ODIs against Australia with the first of three Tests next to South Africa then preliminary on 19 July.

England Test squad to face West Indies: Andrew Strauss (Middlesex, capt), Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire), Ian Bell (Warwickshire), Tim Bresnan (Yorkshire), Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire), Alastair Cook (Essex), Steven Finn (Middlesex), Graham Onions (Durham), Kevin Pietersen (Surrey), Matt Prior (Sussex, wk), Graeme Swann (Nottinghamshire), Jonathan Trott (Warwickshire)