India vs England: Injured Stuart Broad gutted to miss series, but will focus on Ashes

The
England
seamer
sustained
a
tear
to
his
right
calf
during
a
warm
up
on
Tuesday
(August
10)
and
underwent
an
MRI
scan
in
London
on
Wednesday
(August
11)
lunchtime,
which
revealed
a
tear.

The
35-year-old
took
to
social
media
to
describe
about
how
he
sustained
the
injury
and
also
said
his
focus
will
be
on
the
Ashes
now.

“Things
can
change
so
quickly.
A
moment
before
training
all
smiles
then
during
the
warm
up,
I
jumped
a
hurdle,
landed
a
bit
awkwardly
on
my
right
ankle
then
the
next
step
felt
like
I’d
been
whipped
by
a
rope
as
hard
as
you
can
imagine
on
the
back
of
my
leg,”
Broad
wrote
on
Instagram.

“I
actually
turned
to
@jimmya9
(James
Anderson)
&
asked
why
he
whipped
me!
but
when
I
realised
he
was
no
where
near
me
I
knew
I
was
in
trouble.

“Scans
say
grade
3
calf.
All
so
innocuous.
Season
over
&
gutted
to
miss
this
India
Test
Series
but
a
huge
focus
on
Australia
now.
Going
to
take
my
time,
no
rush,
baby
steps
&
be
the
fittest
I
can
be
heading
out
there.
Big
focus
in
my
brain,”
he
added

Broad,
who
was
on
the
verge
of
playing
his
milestone
150th
Test
at
Lord’s
on
Thursday
(August
12),
had
picked
one
wicket
in
the
rain-curtailed
first
Test
against
India
that
ended
in
a
draw
last
week.

Apart
from
Broad,
England
will
also
be
without
his
pace
partner
James
Anderson
for
the
second
Test.
The
home
side,
who
are
already
without
Chris
Woakes,
Ollie
Stone,
Jofra
Archer
and
Ben
Stokes,
have
brought
in
Saqib
Mahmood
as
cover
for
the
senior
pacemen.