The one whopping great quandary facing captain Alastair Cook is his own form and the identity of his opening partner. Both he and Jonathan Trott need runs.

Also, how can England take 20 wickets on pitches that seem to age better than Helen Mirren? The focus seems to be coming on the spin bowling. Moeen Ali in for James Tredwell? Space for Adil Rashid?

And what about the pace bowlers? Anderson's record aside, why didn't they get as much joy as the Windies attack?

All this, with only four Tests to get it right before the Ashes begins.

Which brings us to the England cricket team, who, if we're honest, were probably pleased to have a distraction from the questions thrown up in the drawn first Test with West Indies.

That came in the rather giant shape of a new England Test wickets record for James Anderson (who will probably tell you that closing in on the record was a distraction, but that is getting away from the point).

Much of the chat since that stalemate in Antigua has been heaping deserved praise on the Burnley Express. But, with that out of the way, England have nowhere to hide in the second Test in Grenada.

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Fergie was the master. A poor performance, a defeat? Create a distraction.

The ref wasn't fit enough, the kit was the wrong colour, the opposition manager refused a cuddle, our dressing room smelt funny.

Anything to take focus away from the fact that things haven't gone to plan.

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Distractions. Pretty much every sportsman who has ever had a microphone shoved under his nose will tell you that they are unwelcome. There are times, though, when they are quite handy.