Stuart Broad, who is enjoying the game of Cricket at the moment, having taken 25 wickets in the 4 Test matches that he has played in this summer so far, said that he does not want this summer to end. Broad, who feels delighted at the way he has been challenging batsmen, told Sky Sports, […]
Stuart Broad, who is enjoying the game of Cricket at the moment, having taken 25 wickets in the 4 Test matches that he has played in this summer so far, said that he does not want this summer to end.
Broad, who feels delighted at the way he has been challenging batsmen, told Sky Sports, “It’s the sort of form and confidence you want to wrap in cotton wool and take everywhere with you but we know that doesn’t happen. Even in this game I have felt a bit unlucky and could have got a few more wickets so I feel confident and have a very clear game plan.”
Broad then talked about the change in his approach, saying, “I try to hit the stumps as often as possible but with that extra bit of nip I have developed I have brought the outside edge into play as well. I don’t want this summer to end, to be honest.
“I judge myself on percentage of leaves – I don’t want to get left very often. I have got lots of lbws and made batsmen play which has pleased me the most.”
“I have executed my plans really well and brought the outside edge into play more often than previous summers, which has added another string to my bow. I prefer being the bowler who nips it back onto the stumps but it is useful to move the ball away.”
England are one wicket away from finally bowling Pakistan out after two rain and bad light-curtailed days of Cricket. Broad, though, is confident that they can force a victory that would secure a series win with a game to spare.
“It feels a result pitch – we just need the light and the rain to play ball. I feel we could have bowled Pakistan out for 170-odd but we are pretty happy with 230. I think we have controlled the run rate really well. We are a bit disappointed we have not bowled Pakistan out.
Stuart Broad has taken 3 wickets so far in this innings
“They have played really nicely at times but we have missed a few chances and maybe not been as ruthless with the ball as we could have been. But we know the team batting second here generally outscores the team batting first so we have given ourselves an opportunity to go past Pakistan as that is our way of winning the game.”
England, though, could have wrapped things up much sooner if either one of Dominic Sibley or Rory Burns held on to their chances at slip provided by Pakistani opener Abid Ali, who went on to score 60.
But Broad was sympathetic on the two of them, stating that the Ageas Bowl is a tough place to field in. He said, “I think we’ve seen how much wobble there’s been after the bat for [wicketkeeper] Jos Buttler, who’s done brilliantly with the conditions because I can see when bowling how much the ball is moving.
“A couple of the nicks which have gone to slip, some have flown and some haven’t. It’s a tricky place to be behind the stumps in these couple of days.
“The forecast looks similar, for dense cloud, so I wouldn’t be surprised if a few more catches tomorrow go down, not through lack of effort or lack of talent but just through conditions. The longer a slip cordon is together the more natural it becomes. We do a lot in training but there is nothing like a game to know which catch is yours.”
“We have moved away from bowlers in the slips so the slips are not constantly changing and we were really good in the winter. I just think the conditions this summer have been tough.”
