Ashes: James Anderson, Stuart Broad “fit and ready” for second Test, says England head coach Chris Silverwood. cricket news

Stuart Broad and James Anderson were not included in England’s playing XI for the Ashes Open.© AFP

England head coach Chris Silverwood said on Monday that fast bowler James Anderson and… Stuart Broad He is “fit and ready” to go for the upcoming second Ashes Test. Anderson and Broad missed the first Test and their lapse raised eyebrows Australia defeated England in Ashes Opener last week. “Jimmy will be fit and ready to go for the second Test like Stuart. He is available. Certainly, from an experience point of view, we have a lot of experience with the bowlers, so I am happy with that.” ESPNcricinfo quoted Silverwood as saying.

Silverwood said that both the fast bowlers are in the field of play and ready for the pink ball Test.

Silverwood said, “People are already training with the pink ball behind the scenes. And what we’ve got is a very skilled set of bowlers. We have the talent and we still have two of the best up our sleeves.” Huh.”

The England head coach admitted that Broad was disappointed at missing out on the first Test.

“To be honest, Stuart has been great. Obviously he was disappointed not to play but he understood it was a long series,” Silverwood said.

“Everyone will put their hand to work hard and he is ready to do so now. We had a good conversation with Stuart before making any decisions and he was 100 percent on board.

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“I haven’t told anyone yet that they are playing. This Test will cause some pain in our body and we will take a decision from there,” he said.

Australia and England will face each other in the second Ashes Test from Thursday.

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