Stuart Broad reckons there is not much difference between England and South Africa
Stuart Broad reckons there is not much difference between England and South Africa in terms of conditions, but, it would still be very difficult for his team to emerge victorious in the upcoming test series in the rainbow nation.
The English guys are going to make their way to South Africa next month for 4 test matches, 5 One Day Internationals and a couple of Twenty 20 internationals.
The action will kick off with the Boxing Day game in Durban.
According to Broad, test victories playing abroad are absolutely rare nowadays as almost all the teams thrive in home conditions and you have to play out of their skins to beat them in their backyard.
Speaking in a talk show, the tally lanky speedster from Nottinghamshire said, “I would like to believe South Africa is a place where we should not be having too many troubles in regard to the conditions. Most of the surfaces over there happen to be slightly bouncy and you would be able get the ball to nip around a little bit as well.”
“But, touring abroad, it’s never easy. If you see the overseas records of the teams over the recent years, you would not find too many impressive numbers there. It’s been quite difficult for almost everyone.”
“If you are able to clinch a series abroad in this age when every team is immensely powerful in its backyard, it would hold a lot of importance. So, we are quite motivated ahead of the South Africa series knowing how big it would be if we manage to beat them.”
England recently toured Emirates and lost 0-2 there. But, most of the experts believe they were not as poor on that tour as being reflected by this score line. It’s just one or two terrible sessions that cost them the games there.