Dom Bess - Because he's spinner and didn't made any impact in the last game. Which i agree, Sam Curran should replace him as extra all rounder in lower order.
Anderson - "His retirement and dropping out of team" news comes out every time he fails to perform and he only took 1 wicket in the last game. That might have triggered all the gossips again. Although i want to see Anderson-Board combination again in next game tho..
England will be handicapped without Ben Stokes. He has rescued them so many times in tough situations. Zak Crawley is a promising player, and I hope that he will be able to perform against the Pakistani bowlers. Anderson's omission was a shock. As you have posted, the Anderson-Board combination is one of the most successful pace-bowling pairs in the history of test cricket.
His critics might be looking at his WTC rank tally, he's not in even top 10, may be fitness is the main reason. He missed some games due to fitness.
PS: Damn! Ishant Sharma average is remarkable.

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