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Bowling 33 overs without success in England’s second test defeat by Australia at Lord’s knocked the confidence of paceman James Anderson who returned to form with a bang yesterday.

The decisive moment came eight minutes before half-time, when player-of-the-match Eniola Aluko caused panic in the Notts County defence, driving into the box before finding the run of Ji So-Yun.

England will be without James Anderson at Trent Bridge after their all-time leading wicket-taker suffered a side injury at Edgbaston.

England’s momentum was stifled to some extent in the afternoon as David Warner flashed his blade but even the lively left-hander is vulnerable and his innings ended on 77 when his side still needed 34 to avoid an innings defeat inside two days.

And Lambert admitted the decision to leave Liverpool was not a hard one.

With contests against AS Roma and Real Madrid in store, the squad was expecting hard fixtures during their pre-season tour. Just three minutes into the contest, Raheem Sterling beat the offside trap and raced in on goal.

Clarke wasn’t alone in failing here, with Nevill so far the only Australian to bat more than 100 balls despite what Warner called a “fantastic batting wicket”.

The striker has the right blend of nous and strength to hold the ball up top but also play the ground football Pulis does not get the credit for at The Hawthorns.

Ian Bell made his second half-century of the match and born again paceman Steven Finn was named man-of-the-match as England yesterday made up for their 405 rounds hammering last time out at Lord’s by crushing the Aussies by eight wickets to go 2-1 up in front of a deafening...

Clarke said 66-Test veteran Haddin would have played at Lord’s if available and leg-spin great Warne, insisted, while commentating on television at Edgbaston, that he should have been selected for the third Test.

Nevill should have been out for 53, brilliantly caught down the leg side by Jos Buttler, but England’s lack of remaining reviews cost Stuart Broad what would have been his 300th Test wicket. “It was a tough week after Lord’s”.

It was the first time that two England bowlers had taken six-wicket hauls in the same Ashes Test since Botham and Bob Willis each achieved the feat in the extraordinary “500/1 match” at Headingley in 1981, where England defied the odds to win after following-on. An...

Middlesex fast bowler Steven Finn, in his first Test in two years, followed up in the second innings with a Test-best six for 79.

England cruised to an eight-wicket win in the third Ashes Test at Edgbaston to take a 2-1 lead in the series.

But Anderson s injury could hamper England s bid to go 2-1 up in the five-match Ashes series on Friday as bowling substitutes are not allowed under cricket s rules or Laws, although a replacement fielder is permitted.