Derek Pringle questions the call-up of Steven Finn to the Ashes squad and has similar concerns for an ageing Stuart Broad
Derek Pringle
The call-up of Steven Finn for Australia, as part or perhaps even temporary replacement for Ben Stokes, was an interesting move by England’s selectors, the bowler having endured a chequered history on his two previous Ashes tours.
Finn has height and pace, two physical attributes well suited to Aussie pitches, which tend to offer movement in the vertical plane only. Yet an Ashes tour Down Under is a harsh experience which requires a mental fortitud...