"I think we have shown signs that there is life after Freddie," insisted Andrew Strauss. "Also, Freddie has always been just a constituent part of the side.
"I have never believed in the four walls of our dressing room that we’re a one-man team. As I said before he lends balance to the side and he has got ability to produce match-winning innings with both bat and ball.
"We have got some young guys coming through and looking the business. Jimmy (Anderson) and Stuart Broad have both bowled well when Fred hasn’t been around and we’ve got some good young batters as well so there is life after Fred.
"It’s a shame it has come as soon as it has done but that’s the way it goes in cricket. You’ve always got to move forward and possibly the fact that he has been injured so much over the last couple of years has made us better placed to deal with it than perhaps a year or two ago."
"I think if you’ve gone for 670 runs and only taken six wickets, it’s probably not a great option to reduce your bowling attack," confirmed Strauss.
"We’re pretty comfortable with five bowlers. That’s a nice balance for us. I know their bowlers are very keen to make amends for what happened in Cardiff and hopefully the conditions here will be a little bit more bowler-friendly."
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