ANDREW Strauss has defended the ECB’s decision to rest England bowlers Stuart Broad and Jimmy Anderson from the County Championship matches starting today.
The England management are preventing Broad playing in Nottinghamshire’s clash at Durham, while Anderson is not part of Lancashire’s squad at the Oval.
But, while Ben Stokes and Chris Woakes are regularly playing in the IPL, director of England cricket Strauss is in no doubt that it is the right decision for the experienced strike duo to put their feet up this weekend.
Strauss said: “We have to recognise the deman...