England’s Stuart Broad equalled Glenn McGrath in the most number of Test wicket’s tally after he picked up four against South Africa in the first innings of the final Test match of the series. With 563 wickets to his name, Broad is now joint second in the Test wicket tally for pacers after his teammate James Anderson, who leads with 665 wickets.
When asked about touching the legendary Glenn McGrath, Broad said that the Australian was a hero of his and he does not deserve to in the same category.
“He’s (McGrath) a hero of mine. I feel like I don’t really deserve to be in that sort of category, to be honest, and obviously he’s played a lot less games,” Broad told Sky Sports after the third day of the Test.
“He (McGrath) was great, one of the greatest bowlers of all time in my opinion. but it feels very special to hopefully get one more and join my mate Jimmy as a one-two in that list of seamers,” Broad added.
England bundled out South Africa in the first innings of the third day of the final Test match for just 118 runs. England were dominant against rushed South Africa, with Ollie Robinson picking up 5 wickets and Stuart Broad picking 4. On return, England were only able to put up 158 runs in their first innings, keeping their noses just ahead of the competition.
The final Test match of the series was delayed after the passing away of the Queen. No balls were played in the first two days of the Test match, however, when the action finally returned, 17 wickets fell on day 3.
