Broad, Anderson should always play together: Dominic Cork

MANCHESTER: Former England pacer Dominic Cork feels veteran fast-bowlers Stuart Broad and James Anderson should always play together.

Broad was left out for England's first of the three Tests against the West Indies and the hosts lost the five-day encounter.

In the second Test, Anderson was rested with Broad claiming six wickets as England levelled the series 1-1. The two leading English fast bowlers were drafted into the XI for the deciding third Test and have so far kept England ahead of their rivals with excellent bowling performances.

"I understand these are back-to-back Test matches and England want to make sure they (Anderson and Broad) play the majority of games," Cork told Sky Sports' Cricket Debate.

"But they are closing in on 1,000 Test wickets between them and complement each other really well with their different styles of bowling. Jimmy understands the art of wobble seam and then when he swaps ends he tries to swing it, while Broad seems to be learning even more.

"While they are both fit and want to play, they play every single Test match for me. Unless there are injury doubts, they are the first two on the list," he added.

Broad and Anderson have played 117 Tests together. But in the last 15 Tests, they have lined up together only three times in the same England XI. IANS

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