Stuart Broad changes helmets to prevent further facial injuries when batting

Stuart Broad has changed his helmet to prevent suffering another facial injury and will make a decision on Friday about whether to wear protection while batting.

England captain Alastair Cook said he expects Broad to be “absolutely fine” for the fifth Test, and took a full part in net practice on Thursday sporting two black eyes and a plaster over the nose broken while batting at Old Trafford on Saturday.

"We reserve the right tomorrow morning, in case something unusual happens overnight but we're not expecting anything like that at all,” said Cook about Broad’s fitness. "He batted, he bowled his six or seven overs and didn't get any pain from it. So we're expecting him to be absolutely fine, and see what mask he pulls on tomorrow. I'm not quite sure if he's just going to wear it when he's batting, or if he's bowling, but I honestly don't think it's going to affect his performance at all – which is good.”

Broad confirmed he will not wear a mask while bowling because it can make breathing difficult when running in to the crease and cause problems with sweat.