Ashes 2023: Not To Make Excuses For James Anderson, But There Was No Swing And No Seam - Stuart Broad Slams Edgbaston Pitch

England’s star pacer Stuart Broad made it clear that the track at Edgbaston was quite placid. Stuart Broad echoed the words of James Anderson and stated that there was no seam and swing in the surface.

England will have to start afresh and make sure that they square the series on 28th June at the iconic Lord’s. We can expect a cracker of a contest as England would be eyeing revenge after a heart-wrenching defeat in the opening Test match

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Australia perhaps might make a tactical change and bring back the lethal left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc into the playing 11 and replace Scott Boland for the octane clash. Australia would be hoping that David Warner hits form as the left-handed batter was slowly getting into the groove during the run chase.

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James Anderson will have a big impact in this series – Stuart Broad

Stuart Broad in his column for the Daily Mail and stated that the surface used at Edgbaston was not upto the mark and said that there was no swing & seam in it. Stuart Broad pointed out that it won’t be easy for Moeen Ali to get back to his best with the ball in hand due to the injury.

“Not to make excuses for him (James Anderson), but there was no swing and no seam, so conditions didn’t suit him in Birmingham and we all know his quality. He is a class act and we know Jimmy will have a big impact in this series,” said Stuart Broad.

“Time is going to be quite important for Moeen too, because it’s quite a decent gouge on his spinning finger and that’s why Rehan Ahmed has been called up as cover,” he stated.

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“It was always going to be a tough ask for Moeen: playing Twenty20 cricket solidly for a long period, bowling two to three overs at a time and then suddenly banging up 47,” he added.

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Brendon McCullum and all the coaching staff going around every single player congratulating them for their efforts – Stuart Broad

Stuart Broad stated that the side was so close to winning the opening Test match. Stuart Broad said that the head coach Brendon McCullum and the coaching staff lauded the players despite a narrow defeat.

“We came so close to taking a 1-0 Ashes lead in Birmingham, but head to Lord’s trailing Australia, So what do we need to do differently this week? Attack even more,” said Stuart Broad.

“At the end of that enthralling first Test, the changing room was gutted to start with and that’s quite natural — that’s how it should be when you’ve lost. There was quite a lot of emotion because we’d gone from a roaring crowd and all the excitement and adrenaline, to sitting quietly with our own thoughts,” he stated.

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“What broke the silence was Brendon McCullum and all the coaching staff going around every single player congratulating them for their efforts because we were in the field a long time — 116 overs in the first innings, 92 in the second. We were pretty tired, but they were praising us for an incredible effort,” he added.

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