They were unable to close out a win at Lord's and were then totally outplayed at Headingley.
But they face a similar decision on a Headingley strip that traditionally favours seam.
It was the second time Headingley had witnessed a batsman scoring his 100th hundred.
Sunday will see Leeds celebrate their 500th competitive game as their host London Wasps at Headingley.
In his two spells at Headingley, he has taken 444 wickets, and also scored 2, 774 runs.
Bopara, Bell and Paul Collingwood contributed a total of 16 runs between them at Headingley.
All five played in the innings and 80 runs defeat by Australia at Headingley.
"Steve Harmison is coming down to Headingley with us which shows how keen he is, " said Cook.
Pattinson was selected for the second Test at Headingley despite making only 11 first-class appearances for Nottinghamshire.
Pakistan also triumphed over Australia at Headingley in July to draw level in a two-match series.
But the good news is that you can single-handedly inspire an amazing comeback to rival Headingley 1981.
New Zealand's position had the rather despondent air of England's in the infamous Headingley Test in 1981.
Matthew Hoggard (thigh) was sidelined again and is set to sit out the second Test starting on Friday at Headingley.
Ironically, Ashton's England rugby league debut was also against France, at Headingley in the 2006 Federation Shield.
The 25-year-old is expected to be on the bench at Headingley, with Steve Thompson away on England duty.
Parkes lasted 40 minutes, before being replaced by Nilsen at Headingley in the 23-17 defeat by The Sharks.
It is also true, surely, that Panesar could not bowl as badly as his colleagues managed at Headingley?
Leeds will be without former Tiger Seru Rabeni, number eight Alfie To'oala and prop Gareth Hardy at Headingley.
All three players starred in the club's promotion-winning display in the 2007 National League Grand Final at Headingley.
By contrast, at Headingley the TVs will be on in some hospitality suites and behind the counters the bars.
He returned from ankle surgery to play in the England team beaten by South Africa at Headingley and Edgbaston.
Shelley, who now lives in Canada, joined Leeds in 1996 and spent 10 years at Headingley, making 244 appearances.
The partnership was 102, the same number made by the entire England team in the first innings at Headingley.
The Hampshire all-rounder, omitted for the defeat at Headingley, needed only 15 deliveries to smash his brutal unbeaten 36.
The Warwickshire batsman, 28, averages 93 with the bat this season and is in a 14-man squad for Headingley.
The second one-day international of this five-match series is at Headingley on Sunday.
Hoggard believes England should play his former strike partner Steve Harmison at Headingley.
Bell is also under pressure after scores of eight and three at Headingley.
Kirke's new deal comes just a week after fellow forward Kylie Leuluai signed up for another two years at Headingley.
After the 10-wicket capitulation in the second Test at Headingley, England's problems were compounded by another impotent first-innings batting display.
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