He missed Australia’s two Tests in the West Indies in June through concussion after taking a blow to the head in training, and complained of headaches and dizzy spells for some time afterwards.
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Cook, who batted for almost six hours during his 96 in the first innings, had the temperament required for the situation, but his technique deserted him when he tried to cut Johnson’s fourth ball of the innings without moving his feet and was caught behind for 11.
It was all a far cry from England’s 169-run win in the first Test in Cardiff the week before.
The tourists are expected to release more details of his condition on Monday but Clarke believes the veteran, who is due to retire at the end of the series, will be fit for the third Test at Edgbaston.
“I don’t think we used the new ball terribly well on the first morning and we just let them get away”.
England batsman in exile Kevin Pietersen is living the professional T20 life of endless summer, cricket and golf.
“There’s no getting around it, Lord’s was a nightmare for us”, Pietersen said. “I’m not going to speculate on what exactly will happen”. “We’ve been totally outplayed in four days“, he said. “To get bowled out on that kind of wicket for 100 is not good enough, not acceptable and not up to the standard the guys can play“, Cook was quoted by BBC as saying on Sunday.
“It’s on the mind of anyone when the team is not playing like you would like – those things are always in the back of the coach’s and selectors’ minds”.
There has been repeated speculation from a number of pundits, admittedly without much hard evidence, that England have deliberately ordered docile pitches to neuter the impact of Australia’s pace attack.
The Australian media were united in their view that the Mitchell Johnson-inspired humiliation of England at Lord’s on Sunday marked a decisive shift in the balance of power in the Ashes series.
Australia’s coach Darren Lehmann says Chris Rogers will be assessed by medical staff before he is cleared to play the third Test.
“That might make it more hard for us to bat on it, but if we’re able to take 20 wickets – even if they take 20 wickets – then we’ve still got a chance of winning”.
Cook would like “English wickets” while Bayliss is looking for “a bit of seam”.
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Bairstow and Taylor, who hit 139 and 291 respectively in the latest round of County Championship matches, have both figured in the England one-day team in the past year, while Bayliss’s comments suggest players like Alex Hales and 50-over captain Eoin Morgan may be considered.
