Cricket-England's Broad says he has been hit hard by Windies tour omission
(Reuters) - Fast bowler Stuart Broad said on Sunday he had been hit hard by the decision to leave him out of the squad for England's tour of the West Indies.
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Stuart Broad says 'sleep affected' by 'five-minute' Test axe call
Stuart Broad on Sunday said his controversial axing from the team to tour the West Indies was delivered in a "five-minute phone call" which has "affected my sleep". Broad, 35, has 537 Test wickets to his name but he and fellow veteran James Anderson, who is the country's record wicket taker with 640 victims, were dropped following the 4-0 Ashes rout in Australia. Anderson, 39, topped England's bowling averages in the series with his eight wickets costing just 23.37 apiece, while Broad took the tourists' first five-for of the trip in Sydney.
Broad 'gutted' by England Test axing
Stuart Broad admits he is "gutted" to have been dropped from England's Test squad and says the controversial decision has affected his sleep.
How 'five-minute' Test axe phone call affected Stuart Broad's sleep
England fast bowler Stuart Broad on Sunday said his controversial axing from the team to tour the West Indies was delivered in a "five-minute phone call" which has "affected my sleep".
England's Broad says he has been hit hard by Windies tour omission
Fast bowler Stuart Broad said on Sunday he had been hit hard by the decision to leave him out of the squad for England's tour of the West Indies.
England: Stuart Broad 'confused and angrier each day' after West Indies omission
England bowler Stuart Broad says the decision to leave him out of the West Indies tour has left him «confused and angrier with each passing day».
The decision has hit me pretty hard – Stuart Broad incensed at England omission
Stuart Broad admits he is “gutted” to have been dropped by England and says the controversial decision has affected his sleep.
STUART BROAD: I'm waking up angrier each day after shock England axe
I have to confess that I wasn't expecting the phone call I received from Andrew Strauss on Tuesday that started with him saying: 'I've got some bad news.' That's not what you really want to hear on selection matters, and not something I have heard very often during my career of 152 Test caps.