Wednesday, 16 January 2013

England open to rotate Stuart Broad


England’s national selector, Geoff Miller, has claimed that the management will be forced to reduce Stuart Broad’s involvement in all formats of game after growing concerns over the fitness of the T20 skipper.  
Broad was expected to be available for the final two ODIs against India but it now seems unlikely that player will team up with the rest of the squad after failing to overcome a heel injury, which he picked during the first half of the tour.
The pacer was a major concern ahead first Test on the Indian tour, which began in November, after picking up a heel problem during a warm-up clash. He nonetheless, recovered in time and took part in the opening two games but failed to make an impact, remaining wicketless in both matches.
He was replaced by Steven Finn for the third Test before a recurrence of that injury forced him to return home early, further ruling him out of the T20I series in which he was scheduled to lead the side.
England open to rotate Stuart Broad says Geoff Miller – Cricket News UpdateEngland’s rotational policy meant that he was omitted from the first three ODIs against India, before returning to feature in the last two games. However, with him struggling to recover in time, Miller hinted at the possibility of reducing the player’s workload in the future. Broad is among only a handful of players who feature in all formats for England.
"At this moment of time we're not thinking about taking him out of a format because he's got that sort of quality, but if we reached the stage where his body wasn't responding to all kinds of cricket then we're open to that."
Broad’s injury woes are well documented. He missed Tests against Australia and Sri Lanka, along with an ODI series against India in 2011 – all away from home – and was advised rest against West Indies and South Africaat home. He is now likely to take part in the T20Is when his team battles New Zealand.
"What we have to do is react to the injury that he has at any one time," Miller said. "He felt, and we felt, that he had to look after his body so he went away and worked really hard at that. Since then there have been a few niggling injuries, but anybody can get them."

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