Fresh after 500th wicket, Broad looking forward to Pakistan Tests

Stuart Broad says he nonetheless feels contemporary and is eager to reprise his heroics in opposition to West Indies when England return to the Test area subsequent week for a three-match collection in opposition to Pakistan.

The 34-year-old paceman grew to become solely the seventh bowler to attain the milestone of 500 Test wickets as he helped England to a powerful 269-run victory over West Indies on Tuesday to win the third Test at Old Trafford and clinch the collection 2-1. He took 10 wickets within the Test – for under the third time in his profession – and was named man of the collection regardless of his shock omission from the primary Test in Southampton.

“I’ve never really set any targets and I’ve learned a huge amount through my career, but what is pleasing me at the moment is that I feel so fresh and excited to play the game and I’ve done some technical work that makes me feel in a great rhythm,” he informed Sky Sports.

“Now I’m looking forward to a couple of days off outside the bio-secure environment but also looking forward to being back and playing against Pakistan.”

Broad’s 500th wicket got here at first of the day when England rushed to try to dismiss the vacationers as a result of the specter of rain hung closely overhead and there have been intermittent stoppages. He trapped Kraigg Brathwaite leg earlier than wicket for the milestone, matching the achievement of his opening ball companion James Anderson whose 500th Test wicket got here up at Lord’s three years in the past when he dismissed the identical batsman.

“What a stat that is,” Broad mentioned. “Jimmy told me in the warm-up, ‘you know who it’s going to be’ and then told me his 500th victim was Brathwaite. The stars have to be aligned for that to happen! I think that’s going to be a quiz question for many years to come.

“When you get a milestone and put in performances, you want them to lead to wins so to get to 500 on a day that we managed to win a Test match and a series feels very great, very special,” Broad added.