Stuart Broad, a former England pacer, stated that the team’s inexperienced bowling attack may face difficulties due to the “huge hole” left by the retirement of renowned fast bowler James Anderson. Following the opening Test match of the summer against the West Indies at Lord’s, England’s seasoned bowler Anderson will bid adieu to cricket.
No more Anderson for England
Anderson has announced that the first Test match of the series against the West Indies at Lord’s on July 10–14 will be his 188th and final Test match. Anderson played for England for more than 20 years. While Broad believes that England’s bowlers may face a baptism of fire in the future, he also acknowledged that talent exists and is just waiting for opportunities.
Broad worried about inexperience
“England could easily go into a Test match this summer with a very, very inexperienced bowling group. If you don’t play a (Chris) Woakes, Mark Wood has a rest and there’s no Jimmy Anderson, you could have three seamers and a spinner out there potentially with 20 caps between them. That’s quite scary as a Test captain I would have thought. We don’t know how much (Ben) Stokes’ going to bowl – we hope he does,” Broad said on Sky Sports.
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“There’s going to certainly be a huge hole left by Jimmy Anderson that someone is going to have to step into. And not just by swinging the new ball. But by communicating, by keeping calm if the boundaries are leaking, by tactically being aware of what field works at certain grounds, pitches and times of Test matches. Ultimately, you don’t learn that unless you’re thrown in,” he added.
