Naseer Hussain should tender an apology for calling indian fielders 'donkeys' :Azharuddin

Former Indian skipper and Moradabad MP Mohammed Azharuddin on Friday said commentator Naseer Hussain should tender an apology for his 'donkey' jibe on Indian fielders during the Twenty20 match against England. 

"Coming from a player, who has played for England and has been the captain. He (Nasser Hussain) has been one of the finest commentators, but I think he should not have said that. There are so many ways of criticizing people, but to call players donkeys is very unbecoming of a player of his stature," Azharuddin told mediapersons outside Parliament here.

"I am not sure whether he should be removed or not, but I think he should definitely tender an apology to the Indian Team and especially in the context to whoever the fielder was at that time," he added, when asked whether Hussain should be removed from the post of commentator after this incident.

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Vice President and MP Rajiv Shukla earlier in the day termed Hussain's jibe to be inappropriate, and said the board would look into the issue.

"There should be restrain while making observations about players. Every player has to be respected irrespective of his performance. I don't think this comment was appropriate. We will definitely look into it," said Shukla.

Former England cricket skipper Nasser Hussain had equated some of the Indian fielders to donkeys during the Twenty20 match played between India and England in Manchester on Wednesday.

Nasser Hussain called Indian fielders 'donkeys', comment was inappropriate:BCCI

The BCCI on Friday took strong objection to former England captain Nasser Hussain's comparison of Indian cricketers to 'donkeys', saying the comment was totally uncalled for.

BCCI vice-president Rajiv Shukla said that the Board would look into the reported 'donkey' comment of Nasser Hussain during the lone Twenty20 match between India and England in Manchester on Wednesday.

"Hussain's comment was totally uncalled for. One should adopt restraint while making observations about players.

"Commentators should not make such comments. We will definitely look into it," Shukla told reporters outside the Parliament.

"Every player has to be respected irrespective of his performance. I don't think this comment was appropriate," he added.

Hussain's comment came after Parthiv Patel misjudged a Kevin Pietersen's catch off Munaf Patel's bowling.

"I would say the difference between the two side is the fielding. England are all-round a good fielding side. I do believe that India have few...3 or 4 very good fielders and one or two donkeys in the field still," he had said.

Hussain's comments have already evoked criticism from the Indian media and some former players.

Poor preparation behind India’s Test debacle, says Clive Lloyd

LONDON: Former West Indian captain Clive Lloyd on Friday said that he was surprised in India’s 0-4 whitewash in the Test series against England and blamed poor preparation of Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s men as the main reason for the debacle.


‘‘Nobody expected England to beat India 4-0. But you can’t come to any country and play just one warm up game,” said Lloyd who, as chairman of ICC Cricket Committee, was here to announce the names of shortlisted players for various awards for the ICC Awards ceremony on September 12.


‘‘Young players especially need 3-4 four-day games before Tests and couple in between. If you are out of form, you don’t get your form in nets,’’ he said.


Lloyd gave the example of Virender Sehwag to drive him his point that without preparation a player howesover big would struggle.


‘‘You don’t get runs by walking straight in. I don’t care how good you are, you don’t get it. You are not going to run into form in Test matches. You need to get your timing right, the foot movement, picking the ball properly,’’ he said.


Lloyd described the current Indian bowling attack, especially the spinners, as the weakest he has seen during his years of association with the game.


“Spin-wise, it looks the weakest. You always had good spinners. As for fast bowlers, anyone would break down with the sort of workload which (Ishant) Sharma had.” —

England’s winning ways continued thanks to Eoin Morgan

England’s winning ways continued against India on a nippy Wednesday night here at Old Trafford. In a NatWest Twenty20 match that careened to the last over with England needing 10 runs, Samit Patel struck two fours against Vinay Kumar to guide the host to a six-wicket victory.

Chasing India’s 165 in 19.4 overs, England scored 169 for four in 19.3 overs. The pursuit initially hinged on Kevin Pietersen’s bluster while Praveen Kumar trapped debutant Alex Hales for a blob in the first over. Craig Kieswetter stayed busy but it was Pietersen, who rattled the bowlers. A dropped catch by a scrambling Parthiv Patel helped Pietersen to stay afloat and he also did not allow R. Ashwin to settle down, finding his spots on the leg-side.

India sniffed a chance when Munaf Patel, prone to the angry aside against batsmen, snapped up Kieswetter. In the next over, Virat Kohli drew Pietersen out for M.S. Dhoni to do the rest and at 61 for three, England needed a partnership, which chimed in through Eoin Morgan (49) and Ravi Bopara. The duo added 73 runs for the fourth-wicket with Morgan shifting gears against Rohit Sharma, clubbing two fours and a six.

Morgan reverse swept Ashwin, caned Praveen before a square-drive against Munaf turned fatal. Bopara and Samit Patel then anchored the final stretch. Amidst the gloom, the Indians found some comic relief when Samit’s bat broke while trying to carve Munaf, who bowled a tight penultimate over, conceding just three runs.

It all boiled down to the last over but Vinay bowled a wide, the next delivery turned out to be four byes and then Samit scooped a four beating third-man and pummelled one over covers to seal the match.

Earlier the Indian innings was a contrasting blend of a debutant’s moment under the lights and an inexplicable batting collapse with Man of the Match Jade Dernbach grabbing four wickets. After Dhoni opted to bat, the start was brisk as India’s openers Parthiv and Ajinkya Rahane remained positive. Parthiv chanced his arms often and finally succumbed to Dernbach.

The evening however belonged to Rahane (61, 39b, 8x4), who displayed no nerves of a debutant. His first run might have been an ungainly single off Tim Bresnan but after that Rahane played a bouquet of shots that spelt ease and that extra second.

Rahane pulled Stuart Broad and when the England skipper over-compensated in length, the flick was unleashed. Graeme Swann was greeted with dancing feet and a free bat-swing and the debutant’s vigour rubbed onto another player making his first step in an international Twenty20 match. Rahul Dravid proved equal to the task and in a second-wicket partnership of 65 runs, the veteran pounded three consecutive sixes off Samit Patel.

Inexplicably India suffered a mini-collapse as four wickets fell in a span of 15 balls. Dravid failed to drill one past the in-field against Bopara and Broad prised out Rahane and Kohli. The tumble got worse when Rohit Sharma was left stranded by Swann and India lost half its men for 117 in 14 overs.

Further alarms were paused when Suresh Raina struck Broad and Bresnan over the mid-wicket ropes. The southpaw also stole a four off his nemesis – Swann. At the other end, Dhoni remained circumspect and soon another collapse tripped the Indians with the last five wickets falling for eight runs and it did have a bearing on the result.

The scores. India: Parthiv Patel c Broad b Dernbach 10 (12b, 2x4), A. Rahane c Dernbach b Broad 61 (39b, 8x4), R. Dravid c Morgan b Bopara 31 (21b, 3x6), V. Kohli c Kieswetter b Broad 4 (5b), R. Sharma st Kieswetter b Swann 1 (3b), S. Raina c Broad b Bresnan 33 (19b, 2x4, 3x6), M.S. Dhoni c Hales b Dernbach 8 (8b, 1x4), R. Ashwin (run out) 4 (2b, 1x4), Praveen Kumar b Dernbach 1 (4b), Vinay Kumar (not out) 2 (4b), Munaf c Kieswetter b Dernbach 0 (1b). Extras (lb-7, w-3): 10. Total (all out in 19.4 overs): 165.

Power Play (Overs 1 – 6): 49/1.

Fall of wickets: 1-39 (Parthiv), 2-104 (Dravid), 3-106 (Rahane), 4-108 (Kohli), 5-117 (Sharma), 6-158 (Dhoni), 7-162 (Ashwin), 8-162 (Raina), 9-165 (Praveen).

England bowling: Bresnan 4-0-33-1, Dernbach 3.4-0-22-4, Broad 4-0-37-2, Samit Patel 3-0-34-0, Swann 4-0-28-1, Bopara 1-0-4-1.

England: A. Hales lbw b Praveen 0 (2b), C. Kieswetter c Raina b Munaf 18 (13b, 2x4), K. Pietersen st Dhoni b Kohli 33 (23b, 5x4), E. Morgan c Sharma b Munaf 49 (27b, 7x4, 1x6), R. Bopara (not out) 31 (36b, 2x4) , Samit Patel (not out) 25 (16b, 3x4). Extras (lb-7, w-6): 13. Total (for four wkts., in 19.3 overs): 169.

Power Play (Overs 1 - 6): 58/1.

Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Hales), 2-58 (Kieswetter), 3-61 (Pietersen), 4-134 (Morgan).

India bowling: Praveen 4-0-27-1, Vinay 3.3-0-35-0, Munaf 4-0-25-2, Ashwin 4-0-37-0, Kohli 3-0-22-1, Sharma 1-0-16-0.

England looking to hit India hard in the upcoming One—day series.

England paceman Tim Bresnan said they are looking to hit India hard in the upcoming One—day series, as they aim to inflict another whitewash on the World Champion side.

India will go into the five—match ODI series, starting September 3, without five of their World Cup heroes due to injuries.

Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh and Zaheer Khan have all been ruled out of ODI action, and Gautam Gambhir is also likely to miss the series due to a concussion.

“India might be favourites because they won the World Cup only a few months ago. But we’re quite difficult to beat at home in one—day cricket as we showed against Sri Lanka.

“If we hit our straps against India we should get the result we’re after. We hit them hard in the Test matches and we’ll be looking to do the same in the one—dayers,” Bresnan, who is also utility batsman, said.

The burly pacer said they are eyeing nothing short of victory in all the remaining matches in the tour, which also includes a one—off Twenty20 on Thursday.

“India are a top side and we have to respect them in all forms, especially the shorter ones. But we’re out to win every game, that’s our mentality,” Bresnan was quoted as saying by ‘Daily Mirror’

Bresnan felt that it was right decision to rest Kevin Pietersen for the ODIs.

“It’s good for him to get a break. No Kevin Pietersen in the side just provides a chance for someone else to step up to the plate and show us what they can do.”

Former captain Ian Botham has launched Cage cricket in England

London : Cage cricket, a new form of cricket aimed at youngsters, has been launched in England by former captain Ian Botham.


Played in a “cage” with coloured zones for scoring and positioning, each game takes 30 overs to complete with just six players.

Cage cricket is the brainchild of former Hampshire cricketer Lawrence Prittipaul, and is the result of four years of trial and development.

“It is a fresh new approach to the game and something that is fun, exciting and competitive,” The Daily Mirror quoted Botham, as saying.

“If a lad can go from beach cricket to playing for the West Indies, then why can’t we have a vehicle that does the same in our urban areas? I think cage cricket is it,” he added. 

According to Cage cricket’s official website, http://www.cagecricket.com, it is a “unique combination of social enterprise and sporting entertainment, designed to create much needed participation opportunities for young people and adults, as well as presenting our national summer sport in a new and exciting format.”
(ANI)

Two hat tricks in the same innings 15 year old Will Holmes said "It was a surprise for everyone"

London : A 15-year-old schoolboy bowler has put cricket lovers in a spin by claiming two hat tricks in the same innings.


Left-arm spinner Will Holmes twice took three wickets in three consecutive balls in an under-18s match, the Daily Express reports.

His feat is so rare that cricket bible Wisden records only three instances since 1864.

Will secured victory for his club Woodford against Greater Manchester rivals Stockport Georgians. 

He said: “I had never got a hat-trick before. It was a surprise for everyone and the whole team was very shocked.

He added: “At the time, it looked like we were going to lose but my first hat-trick gave us a real boost. I never thought in my wildest dreams I would repeat it.”

Will’s match figures of six wickets for just 18 runs tore through his stunned opponents, who were bowled out for 108 – despite at one stage being 80 for no loss. 

His father Chris, 48, said: “I am very proud of him. I have played for 30 years and only got one hat-trick.”

Wisden’s James Coyne said: “It’s always more likely to happen in recreational cricket, than in professional cricket, but it’s a brilliant achievement. To get two separate hat-tricks in an innings is quite something.”
(ANI)

Ashes-winners England won't take their injury-hit visitors lightly.

Cardiff, May 25, 2011 (AFP) - Ashes-winners England head into the first Test against Sri Lanka here on Thursday insisting they won't take their injury-hit visitors lightly.

If England sweep the series 3-0, they will move up into second place in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Test rankings.

Since England moved to staging seven Tests in a home summer in 2000 they have not lost an early season series.

Sri Lanka arrived in England without star-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan, who has retired completely, and fast bowler Lasith Malinga, who has quit Tests on injury grounds.

Although they won both their warm-up matches, Sri Lanka's prospects for the first Test have been dealt a double blow by injuries to seamers Nuwan Pradeep (ligament) and Dilhara Fernando (knee).

Pradeep's injury is so serious he is set to return home for six to eight weeks while Fernando is struggling to be fit for Thursday.

But England captain Andrew Strauss, in what will be his side's first Test match since they won the Ashes 3-1 in Australia in January, dismissed all suggestions of a "homecoming". "We achieved quite an important goal for us as a side to win out there in Australia but our goals now have turned towards this summer and beyond," he told reporters here on Wednesday.

Strauss made a century for Middlesex against Sri Lanka in the islanders' tour-opening victory and was impressed by what he saw. "They are a very good side. In both games they have played, they have come back from difficult positions to win those games.

"We will not be taking them lightly," added Strauss, captain of the England side that suffered a 10-wicket World Cup quarter-final thrashing by Sri Lanka in Colombo in March.

As for the absence of Muralitharan, international cricket's most successful bowler of all-time, opening batsman Strauss added: "We all know what he achieved in the game and those boots are big boots to fill. But a lot of the time they are filled, if not by one person then by a number of different people chipping in. One thing about the Sri Lankans, they are always competitive and they are good, street-smart cricketers. They'll be very hard to overcome."

Sri Lanka captain Tillakaratne Dilshan said the loss of the in-form Pradeep had been a bitter blow. "I'm really disappointed losing him, he's really bowled well in the IPL (Indian Premier League) and here in England. "But I have a few youngsters who will have a chance to prove themselves at this level."

And that could mean call-ups for left-arm seamer Chanaka Welegedara and fellow seamer Suranga Lakmal.

Dilshan, added conditions meant Sri Lanka had included just one spinner, left-armer Rangana Herath, in their 12-man squad for the first Test. "He has been bowling really well over the last few matches and he is a very experienced guy who has played a lot of Test cricket over the last few years," explained Dilshan.

Sri Lanka's top order, featuring former captains Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara, both recently arrived from the IPL, as well as Dilshan himself, could certainly pose problems for England's attack.

"The experienced guys like Kumar and Mahela are used to these conditions," Dilshan said. "It's not easy playing here early summer but as cricketers we have to take this challenge even though we haven't played outside home (Asia) for a long time. This is a good challenge for everyone."

No place for Pietersen in captaincy reshuffle

London: Former skipper Kevin Pietersen was left among the ranks after England took the bold step of announcing separate Test, one-day and Twenty20 captains Test skipper Andrew Strauss's decision to quit one-day internationals created a vacancy but England gave the 50-over leadership to Alastair Cook, his opening partner in the five-day game and long identified as a future England captain, rather than revert to Pietersen.

Ashes star Cook's elevation had been widely trailed, despite his not considered being a good enough one-day batsman to be selected for the recent World Cup where a stuttering England suffered a 10-wicket quarter-final thrashing by eventual runners-up Sri Lanka.

But England sprung a surprise by announcing fast bowler Stuart Broad would succeed Paul Collingwood as captain of their world champion Twenty20 side.

Pietersen, briefly England captain across the board in succession to Michael Vaughan in 2008-09, told the Daily Mirror last month: "If the one-day job becomes available, I would definitely be up for it."

South Africa born Pietersen was stripped of the England captaincy after a deterioration in his relationship with Peter Moores, now at Lancashire, saw the then coach sacked.

The pair's exits paved the way for the successful alliance between Strauss and coach Andy Flower that has yielded home and away Ashes triumphs.

Pietersen who has not played since returning home early from the World Cup with a hernia injury in March, hopes to return next week for Surrey in a three-day game against a Cambridge student side.

The 30-year-old put a brave face on being overlooked for a new leadership role with England by telling his Twitter followers on Thursday: "Congrats to Cookie and Broady on the captaincies.. New era for ENG. Young captains for the future.. Exciting times ahead!!"

Strauss has now followed in the footsteps of Ricky Ponting (Australia), Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka), Graeme Smith (South Africa) and Daniel Vettori (New Zealand) who have all, at the very least, stood down as one-day captains of their respective countries since the World Cup.

"Ultimately the decision was made because the end of the World Cup is a watershed for all one-day teams and is a team to refresh and regenerate and to move forward," the 34-year-old Strauss explained.

"I didn't think in my own mind that for me to start that process knowing full well I wouldn't be able to see it through to the next World Cup (in Australia and New Zealand in 2015) was in the best interests of the team."

Although it is not uncommon for leading nations to have separate Test and one-day captains, Flower admittedEngland were taking a gamble in opting for three skippers.

"I don't think any side has had three separate captains before," he said. "We do not know 100 percent whether it will work or whether it will be the most effective or efficient system, but we are going to give it a try."

Sussex sign Pakistan paceman Umar Gul for Twenty20

Sussex have recruited Pakistan pace bowler Umar Gul for this season's Twenty20 campaign.

The 27-year-old former Gloucestershire player joins international team-mate Rana Naved-ul-Hasan at Hove.

"The first criteria for any overseas player is you want a match-winner with bat or ball," said professional cricket manager Mark Robinson told BBC Sussex.

"Umar Gul is certainly that. He's widely known as one of the best Twenty20 bowlers in the world."

He added: "To have him bowling in tandem with Rana Naved for the fast half of the campaign is a mouth-watering prospect for everybody.

"We know we're in the group of death and Twenty20 can be a bit of a lottery but all you can do is give yourself a chance.

"We've got some big players and Umar will give us an extra ingredient towards doing well.

"You've always got a chance of winning but it's hoping that that extra bit of quality might make the difference in tight games."

Gul, who was part of the Pakistan squad that reached the World Cup semi-finals, has played 34 Test matches, 88 one-day internationals and 34 Twenty20 internationals.

The right-armer played a starring role as Pakistan won the World Twenty20 in England in 2009.

"Coming to Sussex is a privilege and the chance to follow in the footsteps of other Pakistani greats from Imran Khan to Mushtaq Ahmed, and to Rana Naved-ul-Hasan in the current team, is very exciting," he said.

England batsman Kevin Pietersen plans Surrey comeback

England batsman Kevin Pietersen is set to make his return to action in Surrey's game against Cambridge MCCU, which starts on Wednesday.

The 30-year-old returned home early from the World Cup in March because of a hernia problem.

He told BBC London 94.9: "I'm not fully fit yet, I've got to get myself back into the swing of things.

"I'm targeting the game against Cambridge next week but I've got to do a few fitness tests before that."

Pietersen has begun netting with Surrey in a bid to take his place in the England side for the first Test against Sri Lanka in Cardiff, which begins on Thursday, 26 May.

"I want to get some time in the middle and some fielding overs in my legs. You can't just go out and play in a Test match," said the former Nottinghamshire and Hampshire man.

"It will just be nice to put some whites back on and to think about cricket. If I get some (runs), I get some. If I don't, I don't.

"It's getting that mental process right and getting some overs in my legs in the field so I don't wake up the next morning lethargic and sore. I want to get all that out the way so that I'm ready for the first Test match."

Flower reveals talks over India coach job

Andy Flower revealed on Thursday he had had been in discussions about the possibility of succeeding Gary Kirsten as coach of India before committing his future to England.

Former England boss, and Flower's fellow Zimbabwean, Duncan Fletcher was appointed to take over from former South Africa batsman Kirsten last week.

That ended the speculation surrounding Flower, with the England and Wales Cricket Board announcing he'd renewed his contract after two successful years in charge that have seen England lift the 2010 World Twenty20 title and, more recently, win a first Ashes series in Australia since 1986/87.

"I'm really excited and always have been about being involved in English cricket," former Test batsman Flower, who played for county side Essex, told reporters here on Thursday.

"I did have communication with India about that job, but it was very clear in my mind where my immediate future lies," added Flower, who will be working alongside three captains after it was announced that Alastair Cook and Stuart would be the new skippers of England's one-day and Twenty20 teams respectively, with Andrew Strauss continuing to lead the Test side.

"I think we have done good things in my two years as head coach, but there is huge potential for growth for England cricket."

"We are ranked number three, our goal is to be ranked number one and for us to get there we are going to have to improve in various aspects of the game and we are going to have to be very hungry and driven towards that goal."

"In limited overs yes, we are Twenty20 champions, but that guarantees us nothing for the (Twenty20) World Cup in 18 months and that is going to be held in the sub-continent (in Sri Lanka)."

"We have just come from a competition there where we didn't perform anywhere near to our potential (England suffered a 10-wicket quarter-final thrashing by Sri Lanka in the 50-over World Cup). We are going to have to address that."

Flower and Fletcher will go head-to-head when England host India in Test and one-day international series starting in July.

Cook succeeds Strauss as England ODI captain, Broad named T20 captain

England opening batsmen Alastair Cook has today been named England's new One-Day International (ODI) captain after Andrew Strauss relinquished the role he has occupied for the past two years and has retired from One-Day cricket. 

England all-rounder Stuart Broad has also been named as England Twenty20 captain, taking over the post from Paul Collingwood after two years at the helm.

Strauss, England's ODI captain on 62 occasions, has retired from One-Day cricket to focus on the Test captaincy and pave the way for a new England leadership team across all forms of the game. 

Cook captained England's ODI team on the tour of Bangladesh in 2010, when he captained both the Test and ODI teams in Andrew Strauss' absence, and will reprise the role when England host Sri Lanka at the Oval on June 28. 

Andrew Strauss said: "I've enjoyed my time as England One-Day captain immensely and I'm extremely proud of the strides we've made in limited overs cricket over the past two years."

"We still have a long way to go if we're to achieve our goal of winning ICC global events and I feel now is the right time for me to step aside and ensure someone else takes up that challenge. 

"Retiring from One-Day cricket will also enable me to focus solely on the Test captaincy and our ongoing development in the Test arena as we also strive to be the top ranked team in world cricket. 

"I look forward to working closely with both Alastair and Stuart as we work together to progress England's development across all forms of the game. Both Alastair and Stuart are proven world-class cricketers and both have outstanding leadership qualities which will ensure England's success for many years to come." 

Alastair Cook said: "Andrew Strauss has led the One-Day team to continued success over the past two years and I'll be looking to continue that progress as captain. I'm excited by the challenge of taking our 50-over cricket to new heights and I believe I can play an integral role with the bat as well as captain. 

"I've worked hard on my limited overs cricket in recent times - I've never seen myself as a Test batsman exclusively and I know I have a lot to offer strategically and as a top order batsman in One-Day cricket. I will continue to work closely with Andrew Strauss and also Stuart Broad as we form a leadership team across all forms of the game. We have the chance to work together and share ideas which will benefit our cricket in all three formats." 

Collingwood, who captained England's Twenty20 side on 30 occasions and oversaw England's successful World Twenty20 campaign in 2010, retired from Test cricket following the Ashes earlier this year but has continued to make himself available for international limited overs cricket. 

Stuart Broad will make his debut as captain when he leads England's Twenty20 side against Sri Lanka in Bristol on June 25. 

Stuart Broad said: "It's a huge privilege to be named England Twenty20 captain and form part of a leadership team that I've no doubt will work well together with a great deal of synergy. 

"I've always enjoyed playing the shortest form of the game and I relish the opportunity to develop my leadership skills as England's Twenty20 captain. As captain the chance to work closely with Andy Flower is an extremely exciting one and as current World Twenty20 champions I know there is a real responsibility to continue the team's recent success." 

Paul Collingwood said: "It's been a privilege to captain my country and I will look back fondly on my time as Twenty20 skipper. The highlight of my time as captain is clearly last year's World Twenty20 title but there have been many achievements to be proud of." 

Hugh Morris, Managing Director of England teams, said: "Andrew Strauss has typically led from the front in his role as England's ODI captain over the past two years and under his leadership the England team has made significant advances in limited overs cricket. 

"We fully understand and support his decision to step down as ODI captain and after a comprehensive interview process we are delighted to announce Alastair Cook as England's new ODI captain and Stuart Broad as Twenty20 captain. 

"We believe Alastair has the ability and leadership attributes to successfully continue England's progress in One-Day cricket and we're extremely excited by what the future holds for the ODI team under Alastair's guidance. 

"Paul Collingwood has been a catalyst for England's limited overs success over a long period, no more so than in his role as Twenty20 captain most recently, and we thank him for the outstanding contribution he's made as Twenty20 captain. 

"Stuart Broad has proven himself to be a match-winner in all forms of the game and I know he'll relish the opportunity to further advance his leadership credentials while working closely with both Andrew and Alastair as an exciting leadership team spanning all forms of the game."