Vaughan's criticism was a shot in the dark - Broad

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After taking three wickets on the first day of the second Test at Headingley, Stuart Broad said the criticism of him from former captain Michael Vaughan leading up to the game was a "shot in the dark" because "he doesn't know what the changing room is like".

 

 

Vaughan, who gave Broad his Test debut back in 2007, said on his BBC radio show that Broad or his fellow opening bowler James Anderson should be droppedfollowing England's nine wicket reversal at Lord's last week. Vaughan thought an experienced player should make way to shake England up from a perceived cosiness and he followed it up with similar comments in his Telegraph newspaper column.

 

 

It is not the first time Vaughan has called for Broad to be dropped. He did so during the recent Ashes series when the fast-bowler was, by his own admission, struggling for form. Broad, however, said that Vaughan's comments were wide of the mark and hinted that they were made in order to raise the profile of Vaughan's paper and broadcast commitments.

 

 

"I don't think he's got much insight into the England changing room," Broad said after play. "I don't think the players talk to him about cricket or what's going on in the changing room. I think it was a wild guess. It's personal columns, it's radio shows which need likes and airtime isn't it.

 

 

"I called him. I'm friends with Vaughany. He was a fantastic captain to me, he gave me a great opportunity and I like sharing a glass of wine with him, he's great company. I called him and expressed my disappointment and he had his opinions on the headlines. I'm very open to criticism and I'm not going to hold a personal grudge, particularly if I feel like I deserve it but I didn't feel like I deserved that last week.

 

 

"I thought I'd express that opinion to him because there's no point it spinning around my mind annoying me. I might have reignited a few things this evening but I am sure he will be fine come Monday."

 

 

Broad didn't think the criticism had stung him into action but did admit that he felt under more pressure ahead of this Test. "I respect everyone's opinion most of the time, especially when it's fair. I've come under criticism a lot in my career and a lot of it has been justified. This time, it did anger me a little bit as I thought it was unfair and a bit targeted.

 

 

"Two Tests ago I got eight wickets in Christchurch, I've been beating the bat, I've been feeling in good rhythm. I felt like the criticism this week was unjustified. It did put me under a bit more pressure going into this game but part and parcel of our job is being able to deliver under pressure."

 

 

The 31 year-old finished with 3 for 38 and was the pick of England's bowlers as they bundled Pakistan out for 174 after the tourists had won the toss and elected to bat. Broad admitted he was surprised at how much the ball swung and seamed - "a decent toss to lose" - but was pleased that England had started to atone for their performance at Lord's.

 

 

"As a team we didn't do ourselves justice at Lord's at all so we left angry as players," he said. "It's always frustrating when you do a lot of talking and train hard going into a week and collectively put on a performance like that. We trained very specifically and well here at Headingley and for it to show through was great.

 

 

"What we did so much better here than at Lord's, we created pressure from both ends. If someone was in a really good spell, it was backed up at the other end and we starved Pakistan of free scoring opportunities. When you bowl your good ball, you get the wicket. It almost feels like a complete performance."

 

 

Anderson and Chris Woakes, recalled in place of Mark Wood, also ended up with three wickets each while Sam Curran, on his Test debut, picked up the final wicket to fall. After some criticism of the lengths England's seamers bowled at Lord's, they bowled noticeably fuller at Headingley which Broad said was down the pitch. "With the nip that was available today, it was really worthwhile throwing it fuller. But not every pitch is like that," Broad said.

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Oh poor barbie. Vaughny don't say anything about barbie . Barbie always hides when the going get tough. Like UVs six sixes and playing in the subcontinent. Im sure he will retire as a legend in England

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3 hours ago, Garuda said:

Oh poor barbie. Vaughny don't say anything about barbie . Barbie always hides when the going get tough. Like UVs six sixes and playing in the subcontinent. Im sure he will retire as a legend in England

No. He won't. He's very decisive here. You love him or hate him. You either rate him or you don't. Guess which side I'm on! Funny he should mention Christchurch. That was also a much improved performance from the last Test after scathing criticism. Seems they only perform when criticised. Bunker mentality. 

 

They didn't even win in Christchurch and they won't win here either.

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"We lambast sports people who come out with cliches, so it is good that Stuart has got it off his chest," said Vaughan. "A private conversation is a private conversation and it will stay between me and Stuart. The reason why I said they should consider it [dropping Broad] is that I felt the England Test team needed to ruffle a feather or two. It has been very comfortable for a long period of time and one of the options might have been to break up the senior bowling pair.

 

 

"I think the cricket fan out there wants to see England win. I do. I want to see England play really good cricket and the reason I get frustrated is because of the amount of talent in that team. If you look at the names, the ability and the skill levels England have, and the performance levels just have not been to the standards we expect. We don't want to criticize but we want to give them a prod every now and again."

"They haven't won the Test match yet. So the comments last night were geared as if they've won the game. He's a senior member of the team and I just don't think it was the right time to plan that attack. He should have played a straight bat to the questions. He probably went on one because it's been building up."

 

 "If the conversations over the last few days have geed them up to go out there and prove us wrong, great," Vaughan added. "It wasn't just me who criticized them. Many have and they deserved it.

 

"I just look at performances and over the last year, they have lost eight Tests in 15. They played very poorly in the Ashes, lost in New Zealand, lost to a young West Indies side at Headingley last year. It wasn't just Lord's, it happened last summer too when they were bowled out twice in 91 overs [sic] at Trent Bridge and then responded brilliantly by playing really good Test match cricket in the next game at The Oval, and then again at Old Trafford.

 

 

"I want to know why the England team generally - and it's been this way for a number of years and I guess it was in my time as well - why is it in English sport that we have to criticize and get to that low point where the team come out and say we're going to prove you all wrong. England were a different team yesterday. You could see that in the warm-ups, you could see that in the interviews. Why does it need a week of criticisms to get that response?

 

 

"I keep hearing from people within this England camp that this team is in transition? How can it be in transition when you've got three of our greatest in the team. And then you add to [Alastair] Cook, [James] Anderson, [Stuart] Broad -- Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler; fantastic cricketers. How can they be in transition? Transition will come when the senior three disappear. We expect more from the Test team and if we are putting them under pressure, deal with it. It's international sport and that's what they did yesterday."

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Vaughanie for England coach

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England have lost 3 of the last 5 test series ...  against India, Australia and NZ.  Their 2 wins include defeating a weak WI  at home, and even there they lost 1 test match.

 

Now, they have lost a test to Pakistan at home.  

 

It is but natural for  past players like Vaugn to ask for some shake up in their team.

 

Broad is acting like a child here.

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4 hours ago, YCCC said:

No. He won't. He's very decisive here. You love him or hate him. You either rate him or you don't. Guess which side I'm on! Funny he should mention Christchurch. That was also a much improved performance from the last Test after scathing criticism. Seems they only perform when criticised. Bunker mentality. 

 

They didn't even win in Christchurch and they won't win here either.

I don't rate him. I don't love him or hate him. He is just funny by pwning himself. Are you an English fan? Instead of taking the criticism on the stride and start performing, Broad goes to the press and give his statement so that his commitment is not questioned. He thinks its his right to play this way and takes his spot on the team easy. Vaughn put him on the spot.

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Broad is right, Mark Wood over him makes no sense.

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Broad defends his right to reply to Vaughan blast

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Broad has now had a further say in his column for Britain's Mail on Sunday newspaper.

Significantly, however, he chose to refer to Vaughan, his first England captain, not by the former Yorkshire batsman's name but merely as "a pundit".

"It's fair to say it's been an interesting week for me and the team -- on and off the field," Broad wrote.

"I spoke to the press after play on Friday night and was asked about the views of a pundit who had criticised me.

"Fair enough, everyone is entitled to their opinion, but surely that also means players have the right to respond to comments made about them?"," he added.

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I hope to hear more criticisms of Vaughan over Broad Anderson Cook Root this season

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Ufff so much melodrama over an innocuous opinion. Broad is a mighty fine test cricketer but can he already stop being such an obnoxious over the top sissy....

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Players should have right to respond to critics. What Vaughan suggested was ridiculous and Broad is right in defending himself. He is at a stage in his career where if he gets dropped once he will become expendable in everyone's eyes so he is defending himself.