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Veteran English seamstress Stuart Broad said David Warner’s bowling was not as easy as it looked. The right-arm seamstress believes the wicket’s rounded angle has restricted the width that Warner appears to pounce on.
The 37-year-old earned Warner’s record 17 runs in Test cricket after claiming him twice in the Third Test at Headingley. Broad now has the chance to get Warner the most times in Ashes history, surpassing Glenn McGrath’s 19 disposals against Michael Atherton.
In his column for the Daily Mail, the new ballplayer confirmed that he is filling in to Warner, unlike before, to make the left-handed play.
“The truth is that I always took Davy’s bowling hard, and still do. By spinning around the wicket, I tried to reduce the width he liked off off stump but also with more length and get him to bowl at 80 to 85 per cent offs.”
Single-digit scores at Headingley put Warner in check for the remaining two Ashes Tests at Old Trafford and Kennington Oval. Australia coach Andrew McDonald and captain Pat Cummins questioned the veteran’s place for the Fourth Test.
“He would sit against me and beat me through the unseen side.” – Stuart Broad
Broad recalls how England’s bowling coach Otis Gibson urged him to find a way to prevent left-handers from scoring freely. Broad said of Warner:
“He used to sit against me and hit me from the side, and prior to 2015, bowling coach Otis Gibson noted that my average was much higher against left-handers.
“The Australian team that season was full of lefties, and Otis said I’d be out of the team if I didn’t find a way to beat them.”
The Nottinghamshire tailor added:
“I spent four months practicing at the wicket. I wanted to run the stumps, while still threatening the outside edge. By the time I got to Trent Bridge eight years ago, I had been bowling around the wicket the whole time – and took eight for 15.”
The Fourth Test begins on Wednesday (19 July) in Manchester.
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