http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c749 management in dilemma – Cricket News Update
England management will have to find a replacement for their star pacer, Stuart Broad quickly, who suffered an arm injury in the fourth Limited overs International match against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 at Lord’s.
The player, who happens to be the T20 captain of the side, could not complete his final over of the match, as he endured pain on the back side of his arm.
Although the extent of the injury is not confirmed, it remains to be seen whether the 25-year-old will be able to lead the side in the upcoming two T20’s against the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760, which start after the conclusion of the NatWest Series.
It is likely that that the management will not play the pacer in the final game against the Men in Blue at Cardiff, but with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Eoin-Joseph-Gerard-Morgan-c56032, the T20 vice-captain, out of action for at least three months, it leaves the board to appoint someone else as Broad’s
replacement, if the tall fast bowler fail’s to recover on time.
The player impressed again at Lord’s where he broke the opening partnership in his first over of the day, removing http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Parthiv-Patel-c2159, in his next over.
However, his day ended abruptly, when just two balls into his final over, he pulled a muscle in his right arm, and went off straight to get treatment.
The match ended in a tie after rain intervened, where the Poms made 270 for the loss of 8 wickets in 48.5 overs in reply to their opponent’s target of 281.
With England having a potent attack, which rested Jade Dernbach and instead played http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ST-Finn-c2566 at Lord’s, replacing the pace bowler will not be a worry.
However, considering that Broad is the T20 captain, his absence will prompt the board into naming someone else for the responsibility. Cook, the One Day skipper is the likely candidate though.
Cook however, said, "It's only happened a couple of hours ago and we'll see how it settles down over the next 24-48 hours."
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