Anderson pulled up sharply after bowling the third ball of the 33rd over of Australia’s second innings, then aborted his run up for the fourth and immediately left the field looking in some discomfort.
Cook confirmed that Durham’s Mark Wood, who took four wickets on his Ashes debut as England won the first Test in Cardiff, was likely to be tasked with filling the chasm, having recovered from an ankle problem.
After England won the toss and bowled first, Broad picked up his 300th test match wicket with just the third ball of the day, dismissing Australian opener Chris Rogers for a duck – the first duck in Rogers’ test career.
Defiant and angry Australian captain Michael Clarke vowed to keep playing on after the Ashes series with England, with those suggesting he was finished talking “a complete load of rubbish”.
Nevill’s maiden Test 50, in just his second innings, occupied 126 balls and kept England waiting longest before Australia were bowled out for 265 just before lunch on day three of the third Investec Test.
Whatever the decision, the pressure surrounding the selection has been reduced immeasurably by the re-emergence of Steven Finn. He is tired of the questions of how it all went so badly wrong and prefers to concentrate on the future when he hopes to be the leader of the England attack.
Nevill made his debut in Australia s 405-run second Test win at Lord s after first-choice wicketkeeper Brad Haddin withdrew to be with his sick daughter Mia.
England have added two tempo bowlers to their 14-man squad for the fourth test towards Australia beginning at Trent Bridge on Thursday as potential replacements for the injured James Anderson.