Neither Anderson nor Broad are coming to the end of the line but, with three back-to-back Tests still to come, the time is surely right to freshen up the attack and allow Chris Jordan and Chris Woakes a chance to prove their worth.
The last thing England need is to go back to the days in the 80s and 90s when their constant chopping and changing undermined a fragile side but there is a strong case for Jordan, in superb form for Sussex, to replace Ben Stokes.
Jordan was unlucky to be dropped in the first place after making an outstanding impression in one-day cricket but there was a feeling he was still stuck in limited-overs mode in a Headingley Test against Sri Lanka where he failed to take a single wicket.
