Veteran England pacer Stuart Broad had Australia opening batter David Warner in his pocket throughout Ashes 2019. One of the toughest battles of his career, Warner had no clue on how to face Broad and he was dismissed a total of seven times across 10 innings. In an interview, Broad once revealed how he managed to dominate the southpaw.
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It was Warner’s first Test series after his ban due to Sandpaper Gate. Broad, who generally has been exceedingly good against left-handed batters, put on display another example of the same. Warner is a dangerous player and has all the ammunition in his arsenal to take the game away from the opposition. Knowing that, Broad did proper research to counter him and ended up being more than just successful.
The fact that Warner could not even score a total of 100 runs in the whole series was a testimony of English bowlers’ masterclass in putting curbs around him. Broad was so clear in his plans and he executed it perfectly on the field.
Stuart Broad Once Revealed How He Dominated David Warner in Ashes 2019
Talking to Sky Sports, Broad made it clear that he had decided to not give any kind of width to Warner. The world knows that Warner loves cutting and square-driving a cricket ball. Broad just tried to hit the stumps and instead of swinging the ball away from him, he just used the scramble seam to his advantage.
“I decided I was just going to try and hit his stumps every ball. I was not going to try and swing it away from it as I felt that gave him width, I was just going to scramble the seam.”
Broad was adamant that he wouldn’t mind getting smashed for boundaries as long as he was bowling right at the wickets. After dismissing him for the third time in the series, Broad realized that he will have that competitive advantage over Warner.
David Warner vs Stuart Broad in Ashes 2019
Warner faced 104 deliveries against Broad in the series where he could just score 35 runs. As mentioned earlier, Broad dismissed him a total of seven times. Out of 104, 89 were dot balls.
Needless to say, it was a forgettable tour for Warner. He could just score 95 runs at a poor average of 9.5. The fact that he made 61 runs in just one innings makes it even worse. In the remaining nine innings, he scored just 34 runs on the back of as many as three ducks.
On the other hand, Broad had a series to remember and he was the second-highest wicket-taker with 23 wickets. He picked his scalps at an average and strike rate of 26.65 and 45.69 respectively.
