Broad excited after England's resounding win at Lords

James Anderson reached the landmark of 300 Test wickets in first Test at Lords. He has been the leader of the pace-attack. He has the ability to exploit the condition when it suits him. The conditions at Lords were ideal for Anderson. He exploited it perfectly and came up victorious as England thrashed the Black Caps by 170 runs.

After Anderson did his job in the first innings, it was Stuart Broad who rattled the New Zealand’s top order. He was accurate with his line and length. The wicket was aiding the seamers and was difficult to bat. Stuart Broad took a career best 7-44 to seal a comprehensive win for the home side.

Stuart Broad also praised Anderson for his effort in the first innings. He said that Anderson was the leader of the pack and has helped me in a lot of ways. “It’s a pretty special day for us, we wanted to make more of a contribution with the bat but we knew the ball was moving around,” said Broad after topping his previous Test-best of 7 for 72 against the West Indies at Lord’s last year. “I’ve come away with seven wickets but Jimmy Anderson was the leader of this attack, he got five wickets in the first innings and I think he should be coming up to get this Man of the Match award.”

However, England’s captain Alastair Cook had no words to express about the victory. “Cricket’s a strange game and sometimes results like that happen. I think the extra heat today helped the ball swing,” said Cook. “It was a good wicket but it kept doing enough, and Broady and Jimmy were outstanding.”

New Zealand started the match quite well, but they could not shine with the bat. “It’s a tough one to explain, I thought we had parity or dominated for long periods but we took a step backwards today,” said Brendon McCullum. “The margin flatters England, but they bowled superbly in that hour before lunch which ripped the heart out of us.”

New Zealand have a little time to regroup before the Second Test match. But they have a few injury concerns. “BJ Watling is a bit stiff and sore, we’ll evaluate him over the next few days,” said McCullum, who pitched in behind the stumps after Watling went off injured on Saturday. “And Bruce Martin is touch and go for the next game so we’ll have to see.”