Australia can have a well-known foe within the opposition camp once they face South Africa within the World Take a look at Championship Last as former England pacer Stuart Broad will be part of the Proteas squad as a marketing consultant for the match. The Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) has stated that Broad will attend South Africa’s coaching session on June 9 at Lord’s.
Broad had ended his illustrious taking part in profession with England in July 2023, retiring because the fifth most prolific Take a look at wicket-taker and the second most succesfull quick bowler of all time within the format. This will likely be his first teaching function since then. Broad took 604 wickets in 167 Assessments, second on England’s all-time listing, of which he took 153 of these in opposition to Australia, probably the most by any participant in red-ball historical past. The quick bowler additionally boasts a powerful file at Lord’s, taking 113 wickets in 28 Take a look at matches. The WTC Last is ready to be performed on the iconic floor from June 11 to fifteen.
In the meantime, the South African males’s crew have arrived in the UK for the match and can face Zimbabwe in a four-day warm-up match on the Arundel Fort Cricket Floor in Sussex from Tuesday. Zimbabwe had earlier confronted England final month in one-off Take a look at at Trent Bridge, which they misplaced by an innings and 45 runs. South Africa later play two Assessments in opposition to Zimbabwe in Bulawayo after the WTC Last.
Australia are the defending champions, having crushed India within the 2023 WTC Last by 209 runs at The Oval. Moreover, that is the primary WTC Last to not function India, with the crew shedding the primary ever version of the marquee Take a look at in 2019 to New Zealand. India had been among the many favourites to achieve a 3rd ultimate in the beginning of their house Take a look at season late final yr. Nonetheless, their development was derailed by a surprising 3-0 whitewash by the hands of New Zealand at house, which ended a streak of house Take a look at collection wins that lasted greater than a decade. A subsequent 3-1 defeat within the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia put paid to India’s probabilities whereas South Africa’s collection wins in Bangladesh, coupled by house collection wins in opposition to Sri Lanka and Pakistan helped them guide a maiden spot within the WTC Last.