FORMER England captain Michael Vaughan has warned Stuart Broad to cut out the moaning and focus on his cricket.

Broad remonstrated with the umpires and complained to the match referee after being given out lbw on day three of the first Test against South Africa.

The pace man was unhappy with the time it took for the decision to be made but said he had not done anything wrong.

But Vaughan told BBC Radio 5 live: “He has got to let his bowling and batting do the talking and stop the whinging.”

Broad was initially given not out by umpire Aleem Dar, but the decision was reversed when South Africa eventually referred the incident to video official Amiesh Saheba.

Replays showed Broad was clearly out, but the England player was upset that it took more than 30 seconds before South Africa asked for a referral.

“The big thing about the referral system is that it’s there to try to get as many decisions as correct as possible,” said Vaughan, in South Africa to analyse the four-match series for Test Match Special.

“Stuart Broad was out and the right decision was made in the end.”

Vaughan, who was skipper of England when Broad made his Test debut in 2007, added that the player needed to accept decisions more graciously.

“He had a little bit of a whinge at the umpire and I do think he’s got to stop that kind of approach because, from up here watching, he’s becoming quite annoying.”

Broad, in an interview with the Daily Mail, insisted he had not overstepped the mark.

“I wasn’t rude and I haven’t done anything wrong,” said the 23-year-old Nottinghamshire bowler, the son of former England star and now Test match referee Chris.

“There was no suggestion from the referee that I am facing any disciplinary action and I don’t see any reason why there should be.

“I was merely saying to the umpires that the amount of time the whole process took was wrong and would provide an opportunity for the system to be manipulated.

“There was no suggestion that I was querying the decision. Replays showed that I was absolutely dead in front. It was just the time it took to get there.”

Broad insisted his meeting with match referee Roshan Mahanama, also attended by England head coach Andy Flower, was amicable.

“It was completely calm and civilised and the referee was very understanding,” he said.

“He said the whole process was trial and error and that hopefully any teething problems would be sorted out.”

The referral system includes a maximum of two unsuccessful challenges by either side in any innings. (BBC Sport)

Lillee blames training methods for spate of injuries
AUSTRALIAN Test great Dennis Lillee has blamed modern training methods for creating sculpted surfer physiques rather than hardened cricketers.

Lillee believes today’s bowlers do not gain the core body strength required to cope with the increased demands of the modern game.

Fast bowlers Stuart Clark, Brett Lee, Ben Hilfenhaus and Peter Siddle are all currently injured with West Indies touring Australia.

New ICC Hall of Famer Lillee said the training programme Australia’s national set-up had in place was inadequate, while noting international fixture pile-ups were also to blame.

“I’m not sure that fast bowlers in particular do enough distance running and heavy sprinting work,” Lillee was quoted as saying by AAP.

“My gut feeling is that a lot of the training is more about looking good rather than looking after the core, which is more essential than having a nice beach look.

“I think there are more soft tissue injuries now,” added Australia’s once-fearsome pace bowler.

“We are not getting the same back problems we had an epidemic of for years and years. (Eurosport)