England analysis and comment: The need for speed

DEREK PRINGLE
Derek Pringle explains that out-and-out pace is just one part of the equation

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It was Graham Gooch who said “nobody likes fast bowling it’s just that some are better playing it than others.” Gooch, of course, was in that latter group but his observations have remained a constant trusim, which is why fast bowlers remain prized above all others.
I mention this because for the first time in about two decades, England start a Test without James Anderson or Stuart Broad, two stalwarts of the game. Instead, they have a pair of out-and-out fast bowlers in Mark Wood an...

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