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NEW DELHI: England’s experienced paceman Stuart Broad emphasised the presence of several dangerous Australian batsmen that the hosts still have to contend with on the exhilarating final day of the first Ashes Test at Edgbaston.
With one day of play remaining, the opening Test hangs in the balance as Australia finished the day at 107/3, requiring 174 more runs for victory.
As England aim to claim seven more wickets, Broad acknowledges the threat posed by the Australian team on the crucial fifth day.
In his impactful performance, Broad initially removed Marnus Labuschagne for 13 runs, and later he struck again to dismiss Steve Smith for 6, further highlighting his vital contributions to England’s cause.
“It’s all set up to be a fantastic day. We’re obviously delighted to have Warner, Marnus and Smith back in the pavilion because they’re world-class players. But we know the Aussies have got a lot of danger to come so we’ve got to be right on the money,” Sky Sports quoted Broad as saying.
“I don’t think any batter is going to come in and say it’s a fantastic pitch to bat on. It’s turgid and hard to time the ball on. And no bowler’s going to say it’s not carrying or moving particularly. It’s a hard working pitch, you’ve got to create pressure and hit the pitch as hard as you can,” he added.
Broad is optimistic about the possibility of inclement weather on the final day, as it could potentially bolster England’s chances following Australia’s successful exploits on day three, particularly in the presence of favorable cloud cover.
As rain interrupted play, Scott Boland and Australia’s captain, Pat Cummins, managed to dismiss England’s opening batsmen, Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett. Broad recognised that England could potentially reap the benefits of a similar spell of play on the crucial last day.
“There is still two results on the table I think. The intent from ball one was pretty clear. We are not a results driven team in any way, shape, or form and you almost add pressure on yourself when you set targets of what you want to achieve,” said Broad.
“This could have been a draw on this type of pitch so us forcing the game forward makes a result possible tomorrow.
“I think there is supposed to be a bit of cloud around tomorrow. We saw how much it zipped around when there was the cloud the other day. If you can get lucky as a bowling group and get an hour of that you can bring the game home pretty quickly. We feel pretty confident we can go and get 7 wickets and if we turn up tomorrow and there is a bit of cloud, I will have a smile on my face,” he added.
With one day of play remaining, the opening Test hangs in the balance as Australia finished the day at 107/3, requiring 174 more runs for victory.
As England aim to claim seven more wickets, Broad acknowledges the threat posed by the Australian team on the crucial fifth day.
In his impactful performance, Broad initially removed Marnus Labuschagne for 13 runs, and later he struck again to dismiss Steve Smith for 6, further highlighting his vital contributions to England’s cause.
“It’s all set up to be a fantastic day. We’re obviously delighted to have Warner, Marnus and Smith back in the pavilion because they’re world-class players. But we know the Aussies have got a lot of danger to come so we’ve got to be right on the money,” Sky Sports quoted Broad as saying.
“I don’t think any batter is going to come in and say it’s a fantastic pitch to bat on. It’s turgid and hard to time the ball on. And no bowler’s going to say it’s not carrying or moving particularly. It’s a hard working pitch, you’ve got to create pressure and hit the pitch as hard as you can,” he added.
Broad is optimistic about the possibility of inclement weather on the final day, as it could potentially bolster England’s chances following Australia’s successful exploits on day three, particularly in the presence of favorable cloud cover.
As rain interrupted play, Scott Boland and Australia’s captain, Pat Cummins, managed to dismiss England’s opening batsmen, Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett. Broad recognised that England could potentially reap the benefits of a similar spell of play on the crucial last day.
“There is still two results on the table I think. The intent from ball one was pretty clear. We are not a results driven team in any way, shape, or form and you almost add pressure on yourself when you set targets of what you want to achieve,” said Broad.
“This could have been a draw on this type of pitch so us forcing the game forward makes a result possible tomorrow.
“I think there is supposed to be a bit of cloud around tomorrow. We saw how much it zipped around when there was the cloud the other day. If you can get lucky as a bowling group and get an hour of that you can bring the game home pretty quickly. We feel pretty confident we can go and get 7 wickets and if we turn up tomorrow and there is a bit of cloud, I will have a smile on my face,” he added.
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