https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/stuart-broad-on-ed-smith-a-lot-of-people-have-bosses-who-don-t-rate-them-and-i-think-he-was-mine-1263351

"I pride myself on being available and ready. I'm bowling well, taking wickets for Notts and helping win games. I don't think many could argue against Jimmy and I being in the best bowling attack in England, but if you need to get experience and overs into bowlers that is what it is.

"It's when the communication disappears; that's when players can't see reasons or see through it."

That complaint about communication would appear to be directed firmly towards Smith. While Broad rates Smith's overall as "a success", he admits their own relationship was strained.
"You can say [Smith's period as National Selector] was a success in the sense that the team won games and a World Cup," Broad said. "And he brought some fine players through.

"But from my point of view we struggled a bit on the communication side and probably saw the game of cricket slightly differently. A lot of people have bosses who don't rate them as much as other people and I think he was mine. He probably didn't rate me as much as other players. That's fine but I kept trying to prove some selection decisions wrong.

"I really disagreed with getting left out in Barbados [at the start of 2019]. It's one of the best places to bowl as a tall fast bowler. And there are a few occasions where I have felt a bit disgruntled and didn't have the clarity of communication that I would have liked. That Test I missed at the Ageas Bowl is the only English Test I've missed in what, 10 years? And that was through selection.

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RH

On Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at 4:21:48 PM UTC+1, RH wrote:
> https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/stuart-broad-on-ed-smith-a-lot-of-people-have-bosses-who-don-t-rate-them-and-i-think-he-was-mine-1263351
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> "I pride myself on being available and ready. I'm bowling well, taking wickets for Notts and helping win games. I don't think many could argue against Jimmy and I being in the best bowling attack in England, but if you need to get experience and overs into bowlers that is what it is.
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> "It's when the communication disappears; that's when players can't see reasons or see through it."
>
> That complaint about communication would appear to be directed firmly towards Smith. While Broad rates Smith's overall as "a success", he admits their own relationship was strained.
> "You can say [Smith's period as National Selector] was a success in the sense that the team won games and a World Cup," Broad said. "And he brought some fine players through.
>
> "But from my point of view we struggled a bit on the communication side and probably saw the game of cricket slightly differently. A lot of people have bosses who don't rate them as much as other people and I think he was mine. He probably didn't rate me as much as other players. That's fine but I kept trying to prove some selection decisions wrong.
>
> "I really disagreed with getting left out in Barbados [at the start of 2019]. It's one of the best places to bowl as a tall fast bowler. And there are a few occasions where I have felt a bit disgruntled and didn't have the clarity of communication that I would have liked. That Test I missed at the Ageas Bowl is the only English Test I've missed in what, 10 years? And that was through selection.
>
> Read more at https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/stuart-broad-on-ed-smith-a-lot-of-people-have-bosses-who-don-t-rate-them-and-i-think-he-was-mine-1263351
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> RH

i think dom bess would agree with broad. especially about ed smith.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/56712917

mike

On 18/05/2021 16:21, RH wrote:
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> "That Test I missed at the Ageas Bowl is the only English Test I've missed in what, 10 years? And that was through selection."

Not quite that long. Both Broad and Anderson were rested for the 3rd
Test v WI in June 2012, when the series was already won. That was the
only other home Test that Broad missed since the Bangladesh series in 2010.

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David North