Wood’s spell not enough to paper over the cracks

By Rory Dollard at Gros Islet, St Lucia

Lightning in a bottle: Mark Wood celebrates taking the wicket of Darren Bravo in the first innings Inset: Joe Root celebrates his ton
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IT MIGHT be uncharitable to compare Mark Wood’s thunderous spell of express pace bowling in St Lucia to the work of a magician’s ‘beautiful assistant’, but England fans must be wary of misdirection when they look back on a moraleboosting victory in the third Test.
The magician’s assistant has one job: to divert attention away from what is re...

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