Stuart Broad, veteran England pacer is set to replace Jofra Archer in England squad as skipper Joe Root revealed that his team England is thinking only of extending the winning run in the second Test against India.
England skipper Joe Root is confident that his side can continue their good form in the second Test as he hinted towards multiple changes to the team that won the first Test against India.
Stuart Broad Replaces Jofra Archer Who Is Ruled Out From 2nd Test Due To Elbow Niggle
Pacer Jofra Archer was ruled out of the 2nd Test against India, starting February 13 in Chennai due to a niggle in his elbow while wicketkeeper Jos Buttler has returned home to England for some rest. Joe Root confirmed that Stuart Broad, who was rested for the first Test in Chennai, will replace Jofra Archer in the squad while Ben Foakes is set to keep wicket in place of Jos Buttler.
“We are consistently improving at playing in these conditions as well as implementing a game plan that we have spoken quite honestly about and what we think is going to be our best chance of winning out here.
There is no reason why we should look at it as coming to an end. The whole point is that we keep gathering this momentum, keep looking to get better, keep challenging ourselves.”
England’s original plan was to replace James Anderson with Stuart Broad, but Jofra Archer’s recent injury may see the pair getting reunited for the first time this winter. Jofra Archer picked 3 scalps while James Anderson picked 5 scalps and averaged a meagre 12.6 with the ball.
Joe Root: England Expects Stuart Broad To Repeat His Success Of Recent Past
Stuart Broad who has picked 517 wickets averaging 27.56 played 1 Test in Sri Lanka. He has appeared in 144 Tests since 2007. He bats left-handed but is a right-arm medium pacer. In 20 Tests against India, he picked 70 scalps averaging 25.67 with two 5 wicket hauls. 38-year-old James Anderson has played 158 Tests and picked 611 wickets.
“Stuart will play and we expect him to do exactly what he has done in the recent past in the England shirt,” Root said.
“He’s been rested – we talk about that rotation policy being crucial to our team’s performance so they’re fresh when they come in.
But also making sure we’re getting the best out of the likes of Stuart, Jimmy and the rest of our fast bowlers. He’s been extremely professional about things, all he’s tried to do is make sure he’s in the best possible place to start extremely well.
“It’s great to see him so excited about playing and you know he’ll be extremely determined to put in a good performance and really make this game count – that’s always a good place to have Stuart, if he’s got any sort of point to prove or he’s not been playing, he’ll want to be the main man and have a real impact.”
England leads the four-Test series 1-0 after winning the first match against India by 227 runs.
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