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“Slightly Annoyed" With England Resting Key Players For India Test Series, Says David Gower
Former captain David Gower has warned England risk scuppering their chances of winning an "immense, box-office" Test series in India by sticking rigidly to a player-rotation policy.
Gower questioned an approach that could hamper Joe Root's side's chances of a rare series success in India and with it a place in the inaugural World Test Championship final against New Zealand at Lord's in June.
"Forget the World Test Championship for a moment, this is now as historic a series as any," said Gower,
"India-England is one of the flagstaff series, it's an immense series, a box-office series," added Gower, one of England's greatest batsmen who was answering questions from reporters as part of a podcast to be aired Thursday.
"As a Test fan, I'm slightly annoyed England have already made plans for Jos Buttler to play the one Test match.
