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England suffered a big injury blow on Monday, the eve of the first Ashes Test, when Jimmy Anderson was ruled out with a calf injury.
The leading wicket-taking seamer in Test history had been earmarked to play at the Gabba on Tuesday night but England's lack of Ashes preparation caught up with them when Anderson was injured in training.
It forced Joe Root and Chris Silverwood into another re-think of their attack, with Chris Woakes coming into the equation to replace Anderson and perhaps provide traditional English seam bowling on what is expected to be an unusually green Brisbane pitch.
England have suffered a blow ahead of the Ashes, with James Anderson ruled out with injury
The leading wicket-taking seamer in Test history picked up a calf niggle before the first Test
And it left England waiting to see if the elements had altered the Gabba surface on Tuesday before they decided whether one of their remaining bowling places will go to a spinner in Jack Leach.
Root had earlier vowed to put the record straight on this strange Covid-hit