He can break my record: Anderson

Manchester, July 28

England fast bowler Stuart Broad took his 500th Test wicket when he trapped West Indies batsman Kraigg Brathwaite leg before wicket on the last day of the third and final Test. Broad became the seventh bowler — and second Englishman after teammate James Anderson — to attain the milestone, reaching it in his 140th Test.

Broad ended up with 16 wickets in the series, even after being left out of the team for the first Test at Southampton earlier this month.

The 34-year-old debuted for England in 2007 at Colombo with Chaminda Vaas his first, and only, wicket in that Test at a cost of 95 runs. His Test average has improved since to 28.38 with a best of 8/15 when he rampaged through the Australians at Trent Bridge in the Ashes five years ago.

Anderson, who is closing on 600, said: “He’s been a real inspiration with the way he was worked over the last years. I’m always amazed how he gets going in a spell and just blows teams away. He’s in great shape and he can go on and get as many wickets as he wants.” — Agencies