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Stuart Broad stumped by England's inconsistency

Paceman says England need to achieve more consistency in Tests

By Unnikrishnan

London, July 23: England pacer Stuart Broad said the team has been unable to identify the reasons for their inconsistency in Test, main feature of their current series against South Africa.

Their heavy defeat in Nottingham came just a week after they hammered SA at Lord's. "We know it's not the first time we've followed a good performance with a bad one," Broad wrote in The Daily Mail.

Stuart Broad file picture

"We spoke about it with coach Trevor Bayliss, and what we need to do to change the trend. It's hard to put your finger on why it keeps happening. It's not that we relax mentally after a win. In fact, maybe we try too hard and put too much pressure on ourselves."

Broad said the hosts will draw on their Ashes experience from two years ago as inspiration for the third Test, which starts at The Oval on Thursday.

"What's happened so far against South Africa reminds me of the 2015 Ashes," he wrote. "We beat Australia easily in the first Test at Cardiff, then lost the second badly at Lord's. After that, we had a bit of gap before the next game - as we have this time - then had two good wins at Edgbaston and Trent Bridge. We're planning to draw on that experience now."

OneIndia News

Story first published: Thursday, August 3, 2017, 7:55 [IST]
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