Prince EWS
Global Moderator
Jamee and GIMH would probably consider themselves such and while Uppercut most certainly wouldn't, he's definitely of the opinion that Broad's improved heaps and is generally over-criticised these days.
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*Official* Second Test at Lords
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Pizzorno
State Vice-Captain
I like Broad as a character and he seems like a good lad. I don't mind him in the one day team because he's actually fairly decent in colours, but i've yet to see him show that he's a Test quality bowler yet. He's been bowling poorly for a while and I just think it's unfair that he doesn't get dropped yet the likes of Sidebottom and Hoggard got dropped because they bowled poorly (not as poorly as Broad I might add) in 1 or 2 Tests.
zaremba
Cricketer Of The Year
Yeah I agree. Yes there are still massive question marks over his bowling but he's still developing, and he's got a lot going for him.
There's a tendency towards lazy scapegoating on CW and Broad is definitely a case in point.
pasag
RTDAS
Dunno. Pick the team that'll win us the game. If we don't think that Johnson and Hughes can do that, regardless of past accomplishments then don't pick them. That said, Johnson is the best batsman in the side and you can't drop your best batsman.
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
You'll be done posting on CW before all that long, and no-one will cry for your absence. Fortunately almost everyone on CW realises I'm a better-quality poster than you by several million light-years, so the fact that you think the World of yourself doesn't matter.I'm used to lesser-quality posters like yourself, yes. Not gonna come up with a 3000 wrote essay on your flaws, because the fact that you tried to justify why the Hauritz & Strauss catch being handled different was the right decision says it all, tbh. I'm done replying to your rubbish.
BTW, anyone attempting to claim the Hauritz and Strauss catches should've been handled the same doesn't know the Laws Of Cricket, it's as simple as that.
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NUFAN
Y no Afghanistan flag
Same, well actually 150 odd would be better, I don't expect Swann to get him out too early!
alternative
Cricket Web Content Updater
Swann should definitely bowl a over atleast before lunch.
pasag
RTDAS
Just getting our hopes up so they can be crushed again in an hour, itbt
Adamc
Cricketer Of The Year
9, which is actually less than the 10 it was paying when England were 150/0-odd on day 1.
8.50 now apparently.
Matt79
Global Moderator
Ffs, don't jinx it.
JF.
School Boy/Girl Captain
Same here. And he's my national captain
Pizzorno
State Vice-Captain
Whatever the odds i'd put a tenner on Australia winning from here. There's only one team in the world that could fail to defend 500 and it's the team with Stuart Broad as their spearhead.
zaremba
Cricketer Of The Year
He'll definitely play in the tour match at (?) Northampton, and if he shows any signs of recovery he will certainly be picked again.
If he's still bowling sewage, though, I can't see how he can keep his place in the team particularly when Stuart Clark is in the squad. Think Gillespie '05, Gooch '89 - your best players sometimes need to get dropped when they become a liability to the team.
Jamee999
Hall of Fame Member
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
Reckon my Exeter Cricket Club Third XI with me spearheading could give it a decent shot TBH.
Broad may be a crap Test bowler, but he is at least better than me.