Stuart Broad suggested Michael Vaughan no longer had “much insight into the England changing room at all” after coming under fire from his former captain.
Following a nine-wicket defeat by Pakistan in the first Test at Lord’s, Vaughan suggested in both his Daily Telegraph column and on BBC Radio that England should think about dropping either James Anderson or Broad — their two all-time leading bowlers in Test cricket, with more than 900 wickets between them.
However, on the first day of the second Test at Headingley, the veteran duo take three wickets each as Pakistan were dismissed for a meagre 174 after winning the toss.
After stumps, Broad said he had contacted Vaughan about the remarks he made regarding England’s display at Lord’s.
“You get used to both positive and negative opinions, but sometimes I don’t think it is justified,” he said. “This time, it did anger me a little bit — because I thought it was a bit unfair, and a bit targeted really,” Broad told.
“So I called him and expressed my disappointment in his comments,” added the 31-year-old Nottinghamshire paceman.
“He doesn’t know what the changing room is like. I don’t think he’s got much insight into the England changing room at all.
“I don’t think the players talk to him about cricket or what’s going on within the changing room, so I think it was a bit of a wild guess… But it’s personal columns, radio shows that need ‘likes’ and air time, isn’t it?”
