Stuart Broad won the Player of the Series award after taking 16 wickets against the West Indies despite losing the first Test match.
After a third ten-wicket match in Test cricket, Stuart Broad credited a change in technique for his brilliant performance in the series against the West Indies on Tuesday 28 July with a 2–1 win for England.
"I think I'm bowling more than ever. I have done some key work and changed my run-up in the last 18 months. I am challenging the stumps and trying to play the batsmen more and more. This is a strategic thing that has really taken me to a really exciting level.
"I felt that my alignment to the stumps was really good in the game. I had a little confidence and match practice from the second Test, so my tempo and alignment felt that whenever I played the ball I would take the stumps off.
"This is my go-to: I want to play the batsman. I don't like to leave too often. When you come up with a little wear on the pitch, it's short, it's like my dream pitch. The fastest bowlers. Ko has to fly through it, grab the edge and slip at chest height, but if I can bring the stumps into play, it really suits my style. "
At the age of 34, Broad has yet to do so and is constantly making minor technical changes to his game, looking to change his batting pattern after watching Shane Warne or input from his Nottinghamshire analyst Kunal Manek. After completing your bowling length.
Stuart said that It is easy to get to 34 and start thinking 'I'll do what I have done for the last 13 years and be okay'. But I am looking for the next step which will make me better as a cricketer. That keeps you moving forward as a cricketer.
He continued that If you'd asked me four years ago, 'at 34 do you think you could play another three or four years?' I'd have said absolutely not. Now I'm 34 and I feel fit. After lockdown, my fitness test was the best it's ever been. I feel excited.
While he became the fourth fast bowler to take 500 Test wickets, Broad is not ruling out the possibility of taking 600 wickets altogether as he recognizes his best quality, "never giving up".
"I'm not someone who sets goals. I never said that I really want to get 500 wickets or 600 wickets. But at the moment I'm feeling fresh, I'm feeling fit. I'm bowling. I'm doing. How I want to bowl. " After the way, I am bowling for the next few years, I will not control anything. "
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