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[SOULMAN1012]

Just wanted to see the views of forum members on Stuart Broad!

In my opinion he does not deserve his place in the starting 11 and I would also say that he has been below par for the last 12months or so. If I remember he used to bowl 85mph as an average now seems to be late 70's and does not seem to do a lot with it. His batting also seems to have gone the same way.

Would he benefit from a few months backin county cricket to prepare for the Aussies in the summer?

[Buzz]

while i sort of agree, he has taken more test wickets in 2012 than any other seam bowler.

curse those inconvenient stats. he is a serious daisy bowler though.

[Cowcorner]

A spell back in the counties might teach him to stop acting like a petulant child every time there is a misfield......

[SOULMAN1012]

That's true, he does like to chuck out his dummy every now and then lol. Always funny when he miss fields off Swann lol

[uknsaunders]

Problem with this kind of topic is if you say he is a waste of space he'll take 5 wickets and score a ton. If you say he's wonderful then he'll continue to be pants. I'm keeping quiet...

[PedalsMcgrew]

I honestly think the time has come for a bit of a freshening up of the England side. Broad needs to get a prolonged rest as does Bell, Bresnan and (if he keeps getting outbowled by Panesar) Swann.

I just don't see Broad and Bresnan carrying a wicket threat. Swann will always be a threat but it would seem as though Monty is MORE of a threat currently so Swann's place must be discussed at the very least.

An attack of Anderson, Finn plus 2 from Meaker, Onions, Swann and Panesar doesn't seem all that bad to me and certainly in New Zealand after Christmas might actually be quite a handful.....

[joeljonno]

He bowls really well at home, just seems to struggle abroad for some reason.  He does seem to have slowed a bit but not sure whether that is a ploy or his body not holding up.  The big question is who would replace him?  Bresnan struggled in first test and Finn is not fit.  Maybe Onions would be more successful but having Onions, Anderson, Panesar would make the tail quite long.

[PedalsMcgrew]

You can't afford to pick a bowling line up based on their batting ability though! That's just mental!

[Cowcorner]

I think we should reactivate Hoggie or GBH - bands make comebacks with alarming regularity - why not top England bowlers??

[joeljonno]

True, it is mental, but when you have 2-3 bowlers who are similar in standard it will be a factor.

[cricketbadger]

NO

[SOULMAN1012]

Personally I think meaker should get a go, raw pace to along with Finn both 90mph plus. Put prior up one in the order. I totally agree that your bowlers get wickets batters the runs. If the tail scores you runs that is a bonus.

Are the management brave enough to drop him as he is vice captain and T20 captain though is also maybe an issue!

[cricketbadger]

its blindingly obvious the wickets in India arent going to offer much swing or seam movement
so drop Broad, and replace him with some raw pace in Meaker, use his pace to unsettle the flat track bullies of India

[joeljonno]

There's potential to "rest" him for the third test if Finn is fit but not for Meaker, even though he probably should get a go with his pace.

[jw17]

Not on current form no, saying that he has got the highest wickets for any seam bowler in this calender year in test cricket so he cant be doing all bad.