first Ashes test The Gabba in Brisbane has already seen many impressive performances such as Pat Cummins’ five-wicket haul between Australia and England. Travis Heads 152Joe Root and David Malan’s fight broke out late on the third day, but cricket fans, especially the England ones, are still trying to find an answer as to why Stuart Broad and James Anderson were not part of the XI. And when Broad and Anderson were seen drinking during England’s second innings, they could not contain their emotions.
Twitter was flooded with pictures of Broad and Anderson – two of England’s most successful Test bowlers – having a drink together at the Gabba on Friday.
The veteran right-arm pacer was seen having a drink on the field when Joe Root and David Malan were leading England’s fight in the third day’s play.
Here’s Twitter’s Reaction to James Anderson and Stuart Broad Carrying Drinks
Stuart Broad and James Anderson were seen carrying drinks in the first Test in Brisbane.
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— cricket lover (@Iam_AtifShahzad) December 10, 2021
Two men by the name of Broad and Anderson are running the drink. Lazy 1156 Test wickets between them pic.twitter.com/FiOPwZfCEP
— danishjaved malik (@djavaiid) December 10, 2021
Broad and Anderson carrying drinks #Ashes pic.twitter.com/4knqGCdBaZ
– Ray ?????????? (@kiran_reddy_k) December 10, 2021
Two men by the name of Broad and Anderson are running the drink. Lazy 1156 Test wickets between them @foxcricket #Ashes pic.twitter.com/tFTq6aBx82
— Kath Loughnan (@KathLoughnan) December 10, 2021
Anderson and Broad together have 1156 Test wickets, making them by some distance the most successful bowling pairing in world cricket, but both were not included in England’s XI for the Ashes opener.
England went with Olly Robinson, Chris Woakes and Mark Wood as their three specialist seamers, with Ben Stokes being the fourth seam-bowling option, a decision that surprised many including the likes of Michael Vaughan, Mark Waugh and Nasser Hussain. .
While the ECB made it clear that Anderson would not start in Brisbane despite being fit as the team management wanted to oversee his workload for the five-match series, Broad’s omission, which captain Root called “a very difficult decision”. Was, “Very surprised.
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Meanwhile, Root and Malan led England’s fight with a solid partnership at the end of the third day’s play. Root was unbeaten on 86 while Malan was batting on 80 as England trailed Australia by 58 runs at 220 for 2 at stumps.
Earlier, Travis Head played an innings of 152 runs to take Australia to 425 runs in their first innings. England were bundled out for 147 on the first day.
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