Will the real England please stand up? Before those defeats in Rawalpindi, Lahore and Perth, England had won three ODI series this year. This win only adds to the feeling they are extremely difficult to figure out. Banton was superb and, even more encouragingly, Atkinson and Baker were too. This England team has often struggled
After the first-Test win at Headingley, captain Joe Root said his pace bowlers “do not know how good they can be” and praised the variety they offer. Root suggested this group is ahead of bowling stocks from his previous stint as captain, when he often called upon right-arm seamers James Anderson, Stuart Broad, Chris Woakes
