In the first Ashes Test, England’s captain, Ben Stokes, made a brave move by calling time on their game when they had 393 runs. After the batsmen did a great job on Day 1, the bowlers looked good in the first session of Day 2. Veteran pacer Stuart Broad caused chaos in the middle by getting David Warner and Marnus Labuschagne out in quick succession. Before this, the second player had never been out on a golden duck in international cricket, so it was a big deal when Broad got rid of him on his first delivery.
When talking about the Australian batter’s dismissal, Broad said that two police officers had distracted Labuchagne when he came out to bat and he thanked them. Notably, the best Test batter complained about movement near the sightscreen as soon as he walked up to bat, which helped Broad get things going in his favor.
“The ball that hit Labuschagne is the one I want to bowl him with on purpose. “A couple of police officers did me a favour when they got into Marnus’ eyeliner and slowed things down a bit.
This helped me focus, and I was able to carry out my plan, which is always a great feeling,” Stuart Broad wrote in his Daily Mail column.
“My favourite delivery is the wobble seam, and I always think that nipping back onto the stumps is best. However, it can be really hard to beat players on the inside edge on slower pitches,” he said.
After getting David Warner out, the mood was electric. Stuart Broad also said that he was very excited when he beat David Warner on Day 2. He also said that interacting with the crowd at Edgbaston is always fun because they bring so much energy and, in the end, motivate the team.
“Edgbaston is always a good place to connect with the crowd, and on those kinds of pitches, bowlers need almost all the help they can get. I like a lot of noise, and after David Warner got out, the mood was electric. It was so loud when I ran in to bowl with Labuschagne. I wrote in my notebook before the game to make sure I kept the crowd interested, and I try to do what I write,” Broad wrote.
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