‘I don’t really care if that’s one wicket or eight wickets’- Stuart Broad talks about his primary role in England’s Test team

Veteran England pacer Stuart Broad believes that he can swing the momentum of the game in his team’s favour with his bowling ahead of the upcoming Ashes series against Australia. The hosts England will be looking to get the Ashes urn for the first time after 2015 having lost two out of the last three series since then.

However, under the skipper, Ben Stokes and the coach Brandon McCullum, England have been in great form for the past 18-20 months where they lost only two out of their last 12 Tests matches. Ahead of a big series against the Aussies, Broad said that he see it as his ‘No 1 job’ to change the momentum of the game, and he got older, he knew what he had to look out for. The 36-year-old also hoped to inspire the next generation with the way England have applied a different approach of playing Test cricket.

‘Our No 1 goal is entertainment’ – Broad

“I see my No. 1 job as changing the momentum of cricket games. I don’t really care if that’s one wicket or eight wickets. If I can change the momentum of that day by getting the crowd going, lifting the Barmy Army, giving my team-mates more energy, that is all I judge myself on. The older I’ve got I definitely know what to look out for. A lot of cricket is knowing when conditions are in your favour and that is your time to strike,” Broad told Sky Sports.

“Our No 1 goal is entertainment. Of course, winning is vitally important but if we can get kids in the park wanting to play the style of cricket we are playing that is ultimately more important than the result. You can still inspire the next generation with your style, even if you lose – but we have a genuine belief that if we commit to our style we will win the series and that would be very special to be a part of,” he further added.

England are all set to take on Australia for a five-match series starting on June 16 in Edgbaston. Meanwhile, before the Ashes, Australia will be taking on India in the Test Championship final that is scheduled to be played at the Oval, England from June 7 to June 11, with 12th of June kept as a reserve day.