England captain Joe Root said he had no qualms about bowling "headaches" before next week's first Test against Pakistan after his team's 2-1 series win over the Indies Westerners. The Root men came from behind to retrieve the Wisden Trophy, with a 269-run all-round victory in the third Test at Old Trafford on Tuesday, sealing the hosts' fight. England, in the first major series since the coronavirus blockade, rotated its fast bowlers during the three-game campaign.
Having left Stuart Broad controversial about his four-game wicket loss in Southampton, they saw the veteran veteran return for the next two games, and the 34-year-old became the seventh bowler to take 500 test wickets. when Tuesday's milestone arrived.
England will return to Manchester for the opening match in its three-round series against Pakistan, and selectors will have to decide whether Broad, Chris Woakes, veteran spearhead leader James Anderson, England's all-time leader and express the fast Jofra Archer should either be retained or, instead, refresh the attack with the rested pair of Mark Wood and Sam Curran.
Broad was the leading bowler on both sides in the West Indies series, with 16 wickets with a paltry 10.93 average, while Woakes took 5-50 on Tuesday.
"As we've seen, it's hard to leave someone out, just look at the players who haven't played this game," said Root.
"With the talent waiting in the wings, it's an exciting place to be and for a long time those headaches continue."
But after several weeks in a biosafety environment, Root urged his players to make the most of their short break.
"I think for now it is important that everyone leave, get away from cricket, from this bubble and try not to think about things for a couple of days," he said.
"Towards the end of the week we will begin to think about the challenges that the next three games will pose for us," added the Yorkshire hitter.
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