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Swann criticises England selectors for dropping Broad in first Test vs WI

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London:Former off-spinner Graeme Swann has slammed selectors for splitting England’s most successful new-ball pairing of Stuart Broad and James Anderson during the recently-concluded Test series against the West Indies, saying “you don’t discard blokes with 500 Test wickets lightly”.
England paid the price for dumping Broad in the first Test as they lost by four wickets at Southampton. With Jofra Archer missing the second Test due to a bio-secure breach, Broad returned to take six wickets as England bounced back with a 113-run win. In the third Test, Broad was awarded the man of the match after he took 10 wickets to cross the 500-wicket mark and also scored a crucial 62 with the bat as England sealed the series with a 269-run win.
The experienced Anderson, on the other hand, was included in the first Test “How stupid did it look to break up England’s most successful bowling partnership of all-time when we lost that first Test match?” Swann, was quoted as saying by ‘Mirror.co.uk’. (PTI)

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