Stuart Broad fit for first Ashes Test

Stuart Broad

England fast bowler Stuart Broad has said that he will be fit for the first Ashes Test, which begins on July 10.

Stuart Broad did not play the warm-up match against Essex at Chelmsford because he sustained an injury to his right shoulder during the Champions Trophy final against India.

“I couldn’t be more confident that I will be 100% right,” Broad said. “If the series started today I’d be ready to go. It only really hurt when I got to the top of my bowling action and that was where the swelling was. So I had an anti-inflammatory injection to get rid of the swelling.”

“How it pulled up two days after the injection was the major part and that was yesterday. I managed to bat and bowl and do some running without any pain, so I am very confident I’ll be fine for Trent Bridge,” he said.

Stuart Broad was not part of the victorious English squad in 2010-11 Ashes series, and also returned home mid-way during England’s successful Test series in India in December 2012.

Broad’s return would certainly bolster the English pace attack as he has the uncanny knack of getting wickets of a set batsmen.

He is likely to share the new-ball with James Anderson.