Broad was England’s best bowler in the Ashes series and leaving him out of the playing XI at Southampton led to a lot of raised eyebrows. Among those who has joined the growing clamour for Broad’s inclusion for the second Test is former England off spinner and commentator Graeme Swann.

“If you want to know how to beat anybody as an England team, you pick Stuart Broad and James Anderson, together. While they are still working, still walking, pick them together for goodness sake,”