Stuart Broad’s place at risk as England ponder unleashing Wood and Archer

• Make-up of the seam attack only issue to be debated
• Chris Woakes may be the other to miss out at Ageas Bowl

Stuart Broad faces the prospect of missing a first home Test match in eight years as England give serious consideration to unleashing the dual pace of Jofra Archer and Mark Wood at the earliest opportunity.

Injuries have prevented Archer and Wood from taking the field together in the longest format since the former’s debut last summer. But both are now fully fit – Wood following the elbow stress fracture that ended his South Africa tour early – and part of the 13-man squad for the first Test against West Indies.

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