England pacer Stuart Broad is of the opinion that despite being a successful Test cricketer, he won’t mind missing out on one or two games as long as there is a proper communication which he believes lacked with former selector Ed Smith.
“Is it realistic I’m going to play every Test? No. But if the communication is done well then you understand the reasons for it,” the 34-year-old Broad told the British media.
“You understand why you might miss certain games to be fit for other games. That along with building experience into different players,” he further added.
The right-arm fast bowler further said that Smith probably didn’t rate him as much as other players. “He probably didn’t rate me as much as other players,” Broad said.
Broad was dropped from the opening Test against West Indies despite the selectors telling him that the team for the first game would be the best one. The quick bowler had later expressed his disappointment for his omission.
“…I was disgruntled because the selectors had said the first Test team of the summer will be our best team. For someone who had been through the Ashes successfully, been through South Africa successfully and stayed fit, I felt it was my shirt,” he reasoned.
The Test mainstay is now preparing for a busy schedule which comprises seven Test matches. England are slated to play a two-match Test series against New Zealand at home which starts on June 2 while they will later face India in a five-match tie on home soil.