England pacer Broad insists team can’t brood over their nine-wkt loss in first Test at the Gabba; urges side to focus on winning day-night game at Adelaide
England pacer Stuart Broad. Pic/Getty Images
England pacer Stuart Broad stated that the team have no time to feel sorry for themselves after what happened in the first Ashes Test at The Gabba. He added that in day-night Test matches, which will be the norm in the second Test at Adelaide, one has to quickly recognise and adapt to changing conditions. England are 1-0 behind in the five-match series after losing by nine wickets in four days.
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“There is no time to feel sorry for ourselves, dwell on not batting, bowling, or catching very well. We know that’s the case. We board the flight to Adelaide on Monday and our training from Tuesday has to be focused on how to win a pink-ball Test. Batting and bowling styles for that will be a contrast to those on display at the Gabba,” wrote Broad in his column for The Mail on Sunday.
Timing crucial
Broad went to explain the adjustments in strategy when a pink-ball Test match happens. “Timing is very important in floodlit Test matches. Conditions change very quickly in certain periods, so you have to recognise them and adapt. That might mean backloading your seamers to bowl in the twilight period when batting tends to be more challenging, and so the spinners and all-rounders have to do more work upfront.
“What length is going to hit the top of the stumps with that ball? We have seen when the Australians have done damage with the pink ball in previous Adelaide matches, it has come from a slightly fuller length. Trent Boult of New Zealand did some awful damage to us in Auckland from a full length. So, you need to be aware of moments when it looks tough for the batters, then pounce.”
Adapting to the situation
Broad cautioned England against going into the match with pre-conceived ideas while stressing on adapting to conditions. “There will also be moments when you need to sit in. David Warner got a triple hundred in a pink-ball game at Adelaide Oval, so we can’t just think it’s going to nip around. We have to adjust quicker than Australia with whatever is presented to us. Not prejudging is important, as we saw in Ahmedabad earlier the year when we anticipated a seam-friendly contest and the ball turned square from minute one. It was all over in four sessions.”
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