THE omission of Toby Roland- Jones from the starting XI for the Headingley Test was both strange and disappointing.
While I have nothing against Chris Woakes, who is a fine bowler, it was Roland-Jones who played a huge part in the 19 wickets that fell on the concluding day at Edgbaston.
He thrives on long spells and rarely gets injuries, as any Middlesex member is aware.
I can’t imagine a batsman who had been as successful so early in his international career would have been discarded this way, irrespective of who was waiting in the wings. A front-line batsman in the sid...