Anderson and Bresnan have been in Twenty20 mode and used to bowling more variety with slow balls and off-cutters - they haven't been bowling seam upright with straight wrists.

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With no pace in the wicket, and just a bit of swing and seam, Johnson and Ben Hilfenhaus bowled too straight and struggled to find the right length, allowing Strauss and Alastair Cook to tick along smoothly enough.

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