Ashes 2021 LIVE: Nasser Hussain- Amid raging debate over James Anderson and Stuart Broad’s return for the upcoming Test, Former England captain Naseer Hussain has picked one of the two stalwarts. He feels that playing both of them might be difficult for Joe Root & Co in the upcoming Ashes Test at Adelaide. Follow Ashes 2021 live updates on InsideSport.IN
Earlier, 1156 wickets veterans Broad and Anderson were left out of the playing XI for the first Test and this decision raised a few eyebrows among cricket fans.
Ashes 2021 LIVE: Nasser Hussain picks James Anderson over Stuart Broad in England Playing XI- check why?
“People will say bring Stuart Broad and James Anderson back in but the bowlers that have been bowling in this Test have now got overs in their legs, so they are the best ones physically to go and play the next one,” Hussain wrote in his column for Sky Sports.
“Broad and Anderson haven’t bowled in anger in a match for months now and with their ageing bodies, can you get them both in? I’d definitely go with Anderson for the swing,” he added.
While Andreson has scalped 104 wickets against Australia, Stuart Broad is slightly ahead with 118 scalps.
Nathan Lyon, skipper Pat Cummins, David Warner, and Travis Head were the standout performers as Australia defeated England by nine wickets in the first Ashes Test here at the Gabba, Brisbane on Saturday.
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“How England are psychologically is key now. Some fans will be thinking ‘here we go again, we are going to lose 5-0’. We have lost 10 of our last 11 games in Australia with the other one being a draw. But we cannot have England thinking here we go again,” said Hussain.
“They are going to Adelaide, a pink-ball Test. It is their best chance to get back into the series so be positive and think we can get back into the series,” he added.
Ashes 2021 LIVE: Nasser Hussain picks James Anderson over Stuart Broad in England Playing XI- check why?
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