http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andrew-Flower-c44362 supports Stuart Broad’s selection for Lord’s Test – Cricket News Update
Andy Flower, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SCJ-Broad-c2465, dismissing the talks that the England’s Twenty20 skipper will be dropped out of the squad for the crucial upcoming Test series against India.
The Nottingham-born bowler could not make an impact in the recent One Day International (ODI) series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758, grabbing just two wickets in four games. As a result, he was excluded from the playing XI for the final clash which was eventually won
by the home side.
The English side is scheduled to contest India in the high-voltage four-match series, beginning with the Lord’s Test from July 21, 2011. The squad for the first Test is expected to be announced by the end of this week and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Timothy-Thomas-Bresnan-c94089 is the strongest candidate
to replace Broad in the Test side.
The two pacers are currently playing English domestic cricket where Bresnan recently claimed four wickets in the game against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Worcestershire-c866 while Broad failed to make an impression, picking up just a couple of wickets for his side, Nottinghamshire, on the
first day of the County Championship match.
The national selectors are keenly observing Broad’s performance in domestic cricket since the selection between Bresnan and Broad is the only http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adam-Griffith-c919 issue they are facing at the moment.
However, the coach is optimistic that the 25-year-old paceman will able to make his way into the side, clarifying that Broad’s dismal performance against the islanders was not the reason behind his exclusion from the final ODI.
"Stuart was left out of the side because we wanted to bring in a spinner and we thought that Dernbach would be more effective in these conditions. A http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Timothy-Francis-Bloomfield-c94006 by-product of him missing this game is that he will have a four-day break from bowling between the
fourth one-day international that he played and the four-day game that he will play for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nottinghamshire-c826,” said Flower.
The Poms will start their practice session next week and Flower hoped that Broad will regain his form and rhythm before the epic encounter at Lord’s.
He added, "After that, he can have another four-day break to rest those niggles and then get into training for the Test match at Lord's.”
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