Broad desire
In the Daily Telegraph , Simon Hughes meets Stuart Broad, who is hoping to make himself a permanent member of England's Test side.
Brydon Coverdale
25-Feb-2013
In the Daily Telegraph, Simon Hughes meets Stuart Broad, who is hoping to make himself a permanent member of England's Test side.
Discipline is undoubtedly the root of his success. You can see it in the way he prepares to bowl, placing his feet meticulously on his bowling mark, planting his fingers carefully on the ball, standing tall and briefly contemplating his delivery before setting off. He idolises Glenn McGrath, and he seems also to have been born with McGrath's other major attribute - desire. There is a bristling, apparently unshakeable determination which has enabled him to leapfrog more experienced practitioners.
Brydon Coverdale is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo. He tweets here