Boycott: Strauss needs county rehab

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Monday's 60-run victory at Old Trafford secured a series victory over the tourists, with the only change to the side for this week's final Test seeing Matthew Hoggard replace Liam Plunkett, and Boycott believes the retention of Strauss - who managed only six runs in his two innings in Manchester - could be a missed opportunity.

"Strauss can't make a run," the former England batsman told BBC Radio Five Live's podcast. "If he gets runs in the next Test it will be a good decision. Personally, I have been in that situation when your mind has gone, and you can't make a run, your feet are all over the place. If West Indies bowl well he'll get out again cheaply because he's just not playing well."

He added: "He'll need pull out a lot of character and get a slice or two of luck to survive. That's the key.

"Personally I would have sent him back to county cricket for a while. I'm not dismissing him from Test cricket, he's got too good a record.

"But I don't care how good you are, unless you're Don Bradman, everybody's had a period when they have not played very well. It can be very cruel in the Test match arena."