Broad says sorry (From The Northern Echo)

Broad says sorry

10:33am Thursday 18th March 2010 in

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STUART BROAD believes England’s bowlers should continue to make their presence felt in the middle despite joining Graeme Swann in apologising for an indiscretion in the first Test win against Bangladesh.

Swann, who yesterday formally jumped to number two in the ICC bowling rankings following his ten-wicket return in Chittagong, said sorry to batsman Junaid Siddique after sending him to the pavilion with a four-letter outburst.

Now Broad has revealed he followed a similar course of action after failing to properly appeal for the wicket of Abdur Razzak.

Broad trapped the tailender clean in front of middle stump but instead of asking the question of umpire Rod Tucker, he simply began celebrating with his team-mates.

The 23-year-old admitted he was wrong to break with traditional on-field etiquette.

‘‘It had been a frustrating morning for us, I wrapped the fella on the pad and I knew it was out straight away,’’ said Broad.

‘‘But I get on really well with the umpire and I just said ‘Rod, sorry about my mishap’. He just laughed it off. It had been a tough day and he used his common sense.

‘‘I made a mistake and I apologised to him but he was very light hearted about it.

‘‘It’s a communication thing. You’re always talking to the umpire and if you are getting frustrated and are crossing the line, they can have a word with you and calm it down a little bit.’’ Attention now turns to Saturday’s second and final Test at Dhaka’s Sher-e-Bangla Stadium and Broad has declared himself fully fit after overcoming a back injury which had threatened his appearance in the series opener.