We are all going to miss Stuart Broad. I have been a big supporter of his since he started playing for England. I liked his bowling, he had spunk and spirit and was the ultimate competitor.
All he wanted to do was get batsmen out, which is why he pleaded for reviews every time the ball hit the batsman’s pad. It was great theatre and he annoyed the hell out of the Aussies too. I loved it.
They got upset about Broad switching the bails behind Marnus Labuschagne and then him getting out to the next ball England bowled at him. He did it in the second innings as well before taking his last two wickets in Test cricket. Why were the Aussies upset? It would not have bothered me one iota and that sort of thing should not get you out.
If that has any effect on a batsman’s mental thought process then he should not be playing Test cricket. If Labuschagne or the…