Let’s protect Wood and stone with a job-share, not by resting them

Derek Pringle recognises express English pairing have to be managed due to fitness concerns but insists they have to be allowed to play, too

Bubble wrap: Fast bowlers like Mark Wood and Olly Stone, inset, have to be managed carefully
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Real pace among bowlers unnerves like nothing else on a cricket field. It ruffles the composed, it threatens the bold while demanding of batsmen that they sharpen their faculties with eyes, hands and feet all forced to move more quickly. When functioning at their peak, really fast bowlers have a value and r...

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