'Was a little surprised England didn't pick Stuart Broad': Jason Holder
Cricket | July 14, 2020 14:36 ISTWest Indies captain Jason Holder expressed his surprise at Stuart Broad not being picked for the opening Test of the series.
West Indies captain Jason Holder expressed his surprise at Stuart Broad not being picked for the opening Test of the series.
Former England pacer Darren Gough has said that Stuart Broad should come back for the second Test against West Indies.
England head coach Chris Silverwood has said that "nothing is a given" when it comes to selection in England playing XI.
Hussain lauded West Indies for their fine performance, however, he did mention that England missed a trick by not picking Broad for the crucial opening Test of the three-match series.
It was the first time since 2012 that Broad has missed a home Test, stretching back to 51 consecutive matches
While Nasser Hussain believes England made a mistake in leaving Broad out, he said that he liked the fact that the bowler expressed his annoyance.
Broad was left for the first Test of the three-match series against West Indies that started on Wednesday at the Ageas Bowl, with the pacer missing his first home Test since 2012
Former England bowler Darren Gough said that he was surprised to see veteran bowler Stuart Broad miss the opening Test against West Indies.
Stokes said that the decision was tough for him to take but opined that the inclusion of Archer and Wood adds a different dimension to the England pace attack.
England have five pacers in their squad but only three will be making it to the playing XI with spinner Dominic Bess being the other bowling option.
The first Test of the three-match series is scheduled to be played at Ageas Bowl, followed by two matches at the Old Trafford from July 16 and 24 respectively.
Chris Woakes despite his good show in the intra-squad warm-up game is likely to miss out in the Ageas Bowl game.
The upcoming three-match Test series between England and West Indies, starting here on July 8, will mark the resumption of international cricket after the coronavirus-forced hiatus.
David Lloyd recalled Ravi Shastri's work behind-the-mic during Yuvraj Singh's onslaught against Stuart Broad in the 2007 WT20.
If Root had any concern pertaining to the fitness and prowess of his pacers, Broad's snorter of a delivery at the nets against him must have calmed his nerves.
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Broad practiced individually at the iconic Trent Bridge Stadium in Nottingham.
The likes of star pacers James Anderson, Stuart Broad and all-rounder Ben Stokes were due to resume training at their respective local county grounds on Wednesday.
England's premier Test bowler James Anderson has said that players would need to find their own energy in the absence of crowd when cricket returns post-pandemic.
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