‘Unjust’ Stuart Broad reveals England omission is affecting his sleep

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Broad and Jimmy Anderson dropped for West Indies Test seriesBowler ‘waking up more confused and angrier with each day’Stuart Broad has hit out at his “unjust” omission from England’s Test squad, describing the “five-minute” phone call from Andrew Strauss that delivered the news as a case of being “blindsided” and hinting at thoughts of retirement.Broad and his new-ball partner, Jimmy Anderson, were the highest-profile players omitted from the squad to face West Indies in March as England – now under the interim management of Strauss – responded to the 4-0 Ashes defeat by culling eight players.Though Broad and Anderson are in the autumn of their careers at 35 and 39 respectively - and Strauss has made it clear they will be considered for selection in the summer - neither could be said not to merit a touring berth on performance. Certainly the former, writing in the Mail on Sunday, has taken the news badly. Continue reading...

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