The national side named a younger bowling attack for the away series, with two debutants in the squad and a senior seamer rested rather than dropped. The chair of selectors used that word twice, aware of how a rest is read at home.
The captain said the pitches they expect will reward bowlers who can go long spells, and that the squad has been picked for that, not for a single headline spell. A debutant who takes early wickets will still have to bowl the middle overs.
What happens next
The rested seamer will stay with the group and bowl in the nets. He will not, the medical staff said, be asked to prove fitness in a practice match two days before the first game. That rush is how the last tour started with an injury.
Tickets for the opening match in the host city are already tight. The board has asked supporters’ clubs not to sell informal packages that promise a seat the board does not hold.
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