ENG vs AUS: "As I Watched Him Announce His Retirement On Sky Sports, I Felt Quite Emotional" - Alastair Cook On Stuart Broad

Former England captain Alastair Cook revealed that he felt quite emotional after watching Stuart Broad announce his retirement on Sky Sports. Alastair Cook said that only a few players are privileged enough to choose how they want to retire from International cricket.

Stuart Broad will take the field for the last time on Monday, July 31, in the ongoing Test match against Australia in the Ashes 2023 series. The right-handed pacer (602) was the second-leading wicket-taker in Tests among pacers, behind his fellow teammate James Anderson (690).

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I Will Genuinely Miss Watching Him Play – Alastair Cook

In his Sunday Times column, Alastair Cook wrote that he will miss watching Stuart Broad playing in international cricket.

“Very few of us are privileged enough to choose how we bow out,” Cook wrote. “He deserves that. As I watched him announce his retirement on Sky Sports, I felt quite emotional. I will genuinely miss watching him play.”

Stuart Broad received a guard of honour from Australian players for his last innings in Tests. He smashed six off his last ball in international cricket. He remained unbeaten with eight runs in Australia’s second innings.

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Only James Anderson Is Left Now – Alastair Cook

The former England opener highlighted that James Anderson was the only player to win an Ashes series in Australia and be part of the team that attained the No. 1 ranking in Tests.

“Only Jimmy [James Anderson] is left now from the team who got to No. 1 in the Test rankings and are the only England side to have won the Ashes in Australia since 1986-87,” he added.

“I remember him telling me how much he was looking forward to us all having a glass of red together when we were all retired. Broady, I’ll have the bottle ready but first, there’s a job to be finished in south London,” he concluded.

The Ben Stokes-led team put up a target of 384 runs for Australia in the final innings of the match. The Pat Cummins-led team scored 135 runs without losing a wicket at the end of Day 4 at the Oval in London.

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