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Legendary erstwhile Australian wicketkeeper Ian Healy isn't excessively disquieted by the 3 changes England has made up of the 3rd Test.

England has brought successful Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes and Mark Wood successful a bid to bolster its batting lineup with seasoned seamer James Anderson rested for Headingley.

"I'm not a large wrapper connected what they've done," Healy told SEN's Dwayne's World.

"I deliberation they're implicit selling Moeen Ali's batting by having him astatine 7 and Chris Woakes astatine eight, neither of them person played overmuch cricket, I don't cognize whether that's strengthening anything.

"It's not strengthening their bowling, it's conscionable adding a question people to their bowling. Josh Tongue, who bowled beauteous good astatine Lord's, has been near out, I don't recognize that!

"Sure, springiness Jimmy Anderson a rest, and get him close for the adjacent 2 tests but I don't cognize astir introducing Woakes astatine a clip wherever Tongue was going alright.

"And past they each determination up the batting order, I mean Harry Brook has ne'er batted astatine 3 before.

"Look, I don't cognize if that's strengthening the batting similar they said and it's bring caller bowlers successful that haven't played successful the bid yet."

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