Veteran England pace bowler Stuart Broad has stated that he has no anxiety about the upcoming Ashes series. The veteran has also stated that he trusts his history of doing well in the Ashes and is equally confident this time around as well. However, Broad will share the new ball with James Anderson in the Ashes 2023 and has a fantastic start to the summer. He took six wickets in England’s 10-wicket victory over Ireland at Lord’s, including a fifer in the first innings as well.
In his column for the Daily Mail, Stuart Broad said that he wants to leave a mark on the series and he is also confident in his ability to deliver for his side when needed as well.
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“Your first Ashes series comes with an inevitable bag of nerves, but there will be no anxiety leading into this one for me. I’ve experienced everything in the game and have a confidence in my ability which means that if I don’t deliver in one day, I will the next. I want to have an impact on the series, absolutely, but it doesn’t matter if it’s the first, third or fifth Test match. I have a history of pretty good performances later in Ashes series and I have a real trust in what the hierarchy are doing, so I will play whenever needed, confident I will do the job required,” he wrote.
However, Stuart Broad has the most wickets in the Ashes series among the current crop, picking up 131 scalps in 35 matches at 29.05. While talking about Ollie Pope’s maiden Test double-ton against Ireland, Broad shared his conversation with the batter. He also opined on Josh Tongue’s debut fifer against Ireland. Notably, he has been retained in the 16-man Test squad for the first two Ashes Tests as well.
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“During this week’s Test match against Ireland, I was sat next to Ollie Pope in the changing room, we claimed a corner and we said before the start: ‘Come on then corner, let’s have a great week.’ It was a pretty good one for both of us, with my five wickets and his 205 in the first innings. I asked him how many double hundreds he’d scored in his career and when he reeled them off, I was bored by the end. As the senior bowler, I had a few conversations with Josh Tongue in his debut match. I’m a big believer in sticking to your strengths when starting a spell and I told him to bowl exactly how he would for Worcestershire. You always need one X factor as a Test bowler, whether that’s height, pace, extreme accuracy or movement and he’s got a couple of those things, so he’s another promising addition to our armoury of bowlers,” Stuart Broad concluded.
