Stuart Broad

[grecian]

Might be totally unfounded but I felt like Bresnan and Sidebottom had to really push their bodies to get that extra yard of pace expected of a test bowler, and maybe weren't ever going to be able to have long international careers.

Not saying it's particularly true of these two, but that is so true of so many bowlers throughout history. There's a reason, that people like Trueman. Maco and Hadlee became great by curbing the excesses of their early days, and why the likes of Tyson, Bond, Jones burnt brightly but not for long.

England were obsessed with that extra pace though at the time, so could be they flogged these two to death.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

According to the BBC reports this morning Broad's body went into shakes and he couldn't speak when he was told he wasn't playing in the First Test against the Windies, and he considered retirement.

 

[Daemon]

The actual quote

"Were there thoughts of retirement going round my head? 100%. Because I was so down,"

"I was expecting to play, which is always a bit of a dangerous thing in sport but I felt I deserved to play.

"When Stokesy [Ben Stokes] told me I wasn't playing, I felt my body go into shakes. I could barely speak."

 

[Howe_zat]

So weird. He must have been thinking he was being phased out for good.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

sounds like he needed the days off to be honest, get a sense of perspective.

 

[Line and Length]

Just a reminder.

 

[Daemon]

sounds like he needed the days off to be honest, get a sense of perspective.

He just had months off though. Would’ve been raring to go. Very understanding reaction taking into account it’s probably being exaggerated.

 

[DriveClub]

Broads always been a drama queen

 

[Burgey]

According to the BBC reports this morning Broad's body went into shakes and he couldn't speak when he was told he wasn't playing in the First Test against the Windies, and he considered retirement.

Probably feared he had the 'rona

 

[TheJediBrah]

Probably feared he had the 'rona

Bit insensitive to joke about this. Please be caring for the sake of us dirty ****s in Victoria.

 

[Johan]

bump

 

[Anil]

why? something happen to broad? did he retire?

 

[Johan]

why? something happen to broad? did he retire?

was wondering if people also think this is the end of the line for him as a test pacer , averaging 33+ for last 2 years , seems the end of the line for him to me , hard to bounce back at his age

 

[grecian]

was wondering if people also think this is the end of the line for him as a test pacer , averaging 33+ for last 2 years , seems the end of the line for him to me , hard to bounce back at his age

I do think it's possibly over, with Potts and Robinson around. Yet it means that those guys need to stay fit. A thing broad and nderson keeps on doing, and that's not damning with faint praise. You can't take wickets if you aren't fit.

 

[Line and Length]

I can only but laugh at some of the 2009 comments made when this thread began.

e.g.

Pro
Tall

Cons
Medium pace
Lacks accuracy
Doesnt move the ball

 

[TheJediBrah]

That is a fantastic comment

 

[Nintendo]

needs a rematch. does broad make it into bumrah/shami/ishant? go!

Reckon a solid left arm pacer like jansen/starc may make in in there tbh.

 

[andruid]

Except Pathan gets swing and is a far better bowler than Broad.

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