Matthew Potts explains how ‘friendly’ competition is helping England replace James Anderson and Stuart Broad

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Matthew Potts believes England are only “scratching the surface” of what is possible in the post James Anderson and Stuart Broad era. I think it’s only healthy and it spurs the guys on to deliver when they’re playing.” Potts made up three-quarters of a pace attack, along with Gus Atkinson and Olly Stone, that had fewer than 10 Test caps against Sri Lanka at Lord’s last week, bolstered by the experience of Chris Woakes. open image in gallery Veterans James Anderson and Stuart Broad retired in back-to-back Tests “I’ve played a lot of cricket this year, I don’t for any second find it tough,” Potts said ahead of England’s final Test assignment of the summer, which gets under way on Friday. that’s kind of where I want to be, trying to push for every single team that I can.” Potts, who is almost halfway through a two-year England central contract, claimed an impressive double wicket maiden at Lord’s, castling Angelo Mathews with a borderline unplayable delivery that clipped the top of off before Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva edged to slip three balls later.