Irreplaceable Woakes leaves England with real dilemma

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England bowler Chris Woakes

England bowler Chris Woakes

By MARK BUTCHER

Staking his claim: Matthew Potts is a possible contender for the No.8 slot but averages only 7.50 with the bat in Test cricket

The quality of the opposition wasn’t the highest by any means, but there was a maturity in the way England went about their business in their 3-0 whitewash of the West Indies.
In the past under Stokes and McCullum, England might have got themselves in trouble by almost taking the mickey and going too hard against weaker opposition.
At Edgbaston they were in a sticky spot at 54-5 in their first innings, but they batted maturely and clinically to g...

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