IND vs ENG: ‘Where are they getting 20 wickets?’ Stuart Broad sounds alarm bells over England’s bowling attack | Cricket News

LEEDS, ENGLAND – JUNE 20: Ben Stokes of England reacts as he bowls throughout day one of many Rothesay Test Match between England and India at Headingley on June 20, 2025 in Leeds, England. (Photo by George Wood/Getty Images)

A few days earlier than the primary Test of the five-match collection between India and England, Stuart Broad raised questions concerning the Ben Stokes-led staff’s inexperienced bowling attack.On the opening day of the Test match, the England attack lacked chew. They have been all over the place with their lengths, and hardly any section noticed them creating sustained strain on the Indian batters. India completed Day 1 on 350 for 3, with glorious centuries from captain Shubman Gill (127* not out) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (101).Broad, who took 604 Test wickets throughout his profession, together with 74 towards India, had expressed issues that England’s attack might wrestle towards India’s gifted batting unit.“Looking at England with the injuries they’ve got at the moment — where are they getting 20 wickets?” Broad instructed The Times.“Chris Woakes will probably have the new ball. I love Woakesy, but I am worried about the number of overs he’s bowled this summer — not enough. He’s someone who needs overs under his belt to get his rhythm. He’s not like Mark Wood, who can hit the ground running straight away after a layoff — Woakes needs to get going and find his rhythm.”Broad had additionally predicted how an error in size may cost a little England at Headingley.“Headingley has a lightning-quick outfield — if you make any mistakes in your length, the batsman just whizzes away,” Broad mentioned.“If there are clouds, it can swing around, but if you get it wrong there, you disappear at a rate of knots. We’ve got an inexperienced young spinner too [Shoaib Bashir], so there are a lot of unknowns. It spins at Headingley, so there is no chance they don’t pick their specialist spinner.”

England fast-bowling marketing consultant Tim Southee defended skipper Ben Stokes’ resolution to bowl first on a dry Headingley wicket.Stokes’ resolution got here in for sharp criticism from former captain Michael Vaughan, who mentioned he didn’t discover any logic within the transfer.“With the colour of the wicket yesterday, and a little bit of moisture left in it, if there was going to be a little bit of help, it was probably going to be this morning. That was the thinking behind the decision,” Southee mentioned within the post-stumps press convention.“You look at the surface and make the decision on what you think will give you the best chance. Not all the time do you get it right.”