The fallout from England's heavy defeat to Pakistan at Lord's has continued, with former captain Michael Vaughan suggesting one of James Anderson or Stuart Broad should be dropped for the second Test.
The nine-wicket thumping at the Home of Cricket has already cost opener Mark Stoneman his spot, with England confirming on Monday that the out-of-form left-hander has been replaced by Lancashire's Keaton Jennings.
But Vaughan says England's problems have "gone beyond just changing the opening batsman" and says axing one of their star quicks, who have taken 946 Test wickets between them, could shake the side from its malaise.
"Perhaps England have to make a bold call this week at Headingley and consider leaving out one of James Anderson or Stuart Broad," Vaughan wrote in The Telegraph.
"Anderson’s record at Headingley has improved in recent years but neither has particularly enjoyed bowling in Leeds, which requires a fuller length. I am sure England will pick both of them but it might be an idea just to consider doing something different because at the moment it is not working.
"England are losing. The Test team are just not playing very well and something has to be done. Anderson and Broad are brilliant bowlers but it would be a wake-up call if one was left out."
Vaughan added "the easy call" would be to replace Mark Wood with Chris Woakes for the clash in Leeds, but that England need to look to the future and back in the pacey right-armer.
"Having three senior players in the team in Anderson, Broad and Alastair Cook is very difficult for Joe Root to manage ... (but) the one thing they cannot be doing is just hanging on until the end of the Ashes (next year)," he wrote.
"They have to buy in and lead the team.
"Those three have to drive England’s rebuilding before they (retire). They have to give a lot more than just turning up and playing."
Coach Trevor Bayliss, meanwhile, has put the spotlight on his side's batsmen and called for urgent improvement after their "embarrassing" performance at Lord's.
The England coach admits he feels like throwing his hands in the air in frustration when he thinks his message has finally got through, only to then watch his players prove it hasn't once they go out to bat.
Joe Root's men couldn't recover from being bowled out for 184 on the first day of the Test summer and the loss to Pakistan extended their current winless streak to eight matches.
Unless they win the second and final match of the series starting on Friday, they will also lose a third successive series.
Asked if his words are being heeded by his batsmen, Bayliss responded: "Well, obviously not enough.
"In a way, you almost throw your hands up sometimes.
"But what else can you do? We continually deliver that type of message and are continually working on it in the nets."
Asked what he told England's batsmen before the Lord's defeat, Bayliss said: "It was the same as always on these type of wickets.
"'It's going to be difficult early - you've got to work hard early and earn the right to bat long, you've got to bat in partnerships'.
"The mistakes we made - throwing hands at the ball ... (not) letting the ball come - under pressure, in the middle, we've got to do it better.
"They've been up for it in the past. I'd be expecting they'd be a little embarrassed about the way they played, and the performance in the next one will be better."
https://www.cricket.com.au/news/mic...gland-pakistan-test-trevor-bayliss/2018-05-29
The nine-wicket thumping at the Home of Cricket has already cost opener Mark Stoneman his spot, with England confirming on Monday that the out-of-form left-hander has been replaced by Lancashire's Keaton Jennings.
But Vaughan says England's problems have "gone beyond just changing the opening batsman" and says axing one of their star quicks, who have taken 946 Test wickets between them, could shake the side from its malaise.
"Perhaps England have to make a bold call this week at Headingley and consider leaving out one of James Anderson or Stuart Broad," Vaughan wrote in The Telegraph.
"Anderson’s record at Headingley has improved in recent years but neither has particularly enjoyed bowling in Leeds, which requires a fuller length. I am sure England will pick both of them but it might be an idea just to consider doing something different because at the moment it is not working.
"England are losing. The Test team are just not playing very well and something has to be done. Anderson and Broad are brilliant bowlers but it would be a wake-up call if one was left out."
Vaughan added "the easy call" would be to replace Mark Wood with Chris Woakes for the clash in Leeds, but that England need to look to the future and back in the pacey right-armer.
"Having three senior players in the team in Anderson, Broad and Alastair Cook is very difficult for Joe Root to manage ... (but) the one thing they cannot be doing is just hanging on until the end of the Ashes (next year)," he wrote.
"They have to buy in and lead the team.
"Those three have to drive England’s rebuilding before they (retire). They have to give a lot more than just turning up and playing."
Coach Trevor Bayliss, meanwhile, has put the spotlight on his side's batsmen and called for urgent improvement after their "embarrassing" performance at Lord's.
The England coach admits he feels like throwing his hands in the air in frustration when he thinks his message has finally got through, only to then watch his players prove it hasn't once they go out to bat.
Joe Root's men couldn't recover from being bowled out for 184 on the first day of the Test summer and the loss to Pakistan extended their current winless streak to eight matches.
Unless they win the second and final match of the series starting on Friday, they will also lose a third successive series.
Asked if his words are being heeded by his batsmen, Bayliss responded: "Well, obviously not enough.
"In a way, you almost throw your hands up sometimes.
"But what else can you do? We continually deliver that type of message and are continually working on it in the nets."
Asked what he told England's batsmen before the Lord's defeat, Bayliss said: "It was the same as always on these type of wickets.
"'It's going to be difficult early - you've got to work hard early and earn the right to bat long, you've got to bat in partnerships'.
"The mistakes we made - throwing hands at the ball ... (not) letting the ball come - under pressure, in the middle, we've got to do it better.
"They've been up for it in the past. I'd be expecting they'd be a little embarrassed about the way they played, and the performance in the next one will be better."
https://www.cricket.com.au/news/mic...gland-pakistan-test-trevor-bayliss/2018-05-29
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