None of the seamers would be expected to bowl much, batting becomes more important. Curran bats better than all the other options (Woakes is a good bat, but not so much away from home - his record sucks). Curran also provides a different angle and some variations which can help pick up a daft wicket somewhere. Which is really all you want. He'd be my first pick of the seamers because of his batting, honestly. Second is Wood. Seems pointless picking a third from all reports. A spinner often took the new ball last time.
Last time Broad & Anderson bowled 55 overs in the series. 1 wicket. The selectors seem to have backed themselves into a corner of picking one of them, when really they're just there to bowl a few with the new ball or bang it in. I hear the odd bit of optimism about reverse swing, but unless you've got some sandpaper in your trousers that seems unlikely. A swing bowler might get a full 4 overs from one end where the ball moves, then they've got what is basically an orange until the next new ball.
But Cricinfo's report is saying there's been some rain about, and some cloud cover expected, so I figure that'll let England make the easy choice and go with 3 seamers, 2 spinners plus Root/Lawrence. Picking a leggie who can't bat isn't England's style.
