He has a fine record at Edgbaston, taking 43 Test wickets at 24.1 at the ground, and took 5-86 in the first innings against Australia four years ago. He particularly thrived against David Warner, Australia’s opener, dismissing him seven times in ten innings as Warner averaged just 9.5.
Should Wood be chosen over Broad it would mean England’s bowlers will not have bowled a Test ball this summer as none of Anderson, Wood, Robinson and Ali featured against Ireland earlier this month with Stokes opting not to bowl entirely during the Test.īroad, England’s second highest wicket-taker of all time, had a fine Ashes series in 2019. Matthew Potts, Chris Woakes and Josh Tongue, the other three seamers in the squad, will hope to feature later in the summer. While the progress on Stokes will help with the make-up of England’s bowling attack, the captain and Brendon McCullum still face a major decision over who to select as the third seamer. Both James Anderson and Ollie Robinson are set to play, leaving the final spot between Broad or Wood.
The remote, outlying parts of the British Isles and surrounding seas that the Shipping Forecast refers to are places that most listeners have never visited and could not point to on a map but which, thanks to The Shipping Forecast, form a nightly litany of strange yet familiar names that has become part of their lives.England face a tough decision between picking Stuart Broad or Mark Wood as they finalise their team for the first Ashes Test.Ĭaptain Ben Stokes bowled 12 balls in the middle on Tuesday, giving England a boost about his fitness and the role he can play as the fourth seamer. Many faithful listeners today may find The Shipping Forecast the perfect cure for insomnia but it was and is designed for seafarers rather than landlubbers, and always starts like this: “And now the Shipping Forecast, issued by the Met Office on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.” “The version of it broadcast last thing at night”, says Jefferson, 71, “has been likened to a meditation, a mantra and a kind of lullaby since for many people it is not just rhythmic, familiar and soothing but also the last thing they listen to at night before falling asleep.” Down the years, it has seeped into Britain's national consciousness and become a symbol of the country and a treasured part of national life, while continuing to play a crucial role providing gale warnings and maritime forecasts. First issued in 1861, as a forecast of maritime conditions for those at sea, it has been broadcast by the BBC since 1924.
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