STUART Broad revelled in a great day for him and England as the hosts took charge of the first Investec Test against West Indies at Lord’s yesterday. The paceman claimed six for 72 as the tourists were limited to 243 for nine on day one, with only Shivnarine Chanderpaul providing meaningful resistance with his unbeaten 87 which was scored off 175 balls.
Broad told Sky Sports: “It’s a very proud day for me and more importantly we’re in a great position in the Test match.”
He added: “No one was expecting 100 all out, we knew it was going to be a long day’s cricket, so we had to be patient and we thought seven down at night would be a really good day, so to have them nine down is really pleasing.
“It swung for us but it was a slow wicket to start with. It was hard to get the right length, but the wicket quickened up a bit in that last session. That second new ball was quite nice to bowl with, so that’s something to be careful of when we bat tomorrow.”