It’s horses for courses now, but there’s no denying this thoroughbred

By Rory Dollard reports from Barbados

High five: Jimmy Anderson salutes the capture of his fifth wicket as Alzarri Joseph is caught by Jos Buttler
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Victim: Shai Hope

FEWER than 24 hours after Joe Root laid out his blueprint for a fluid England team, espousing the need for deep squads and horses-forcourses selections, one man offered a gentle reminder that the new rules need not apply to him.
Root’s persuasive argument in favour of flexibility was probably designed for the ears of Stuart Broad, a seasoned champion who was about to find himself out of t...

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