Broad hint for dad over tour

Stuart Broad has

asked his father Chris to

keep his opinions about

his England future to

himself.

After the 21-year-old's

man-of-the-match

display in the fourth

one-day against India at

Old Trafford, his father, a

former England opener,

reacted with caution to

calls for his son to be

included in the squad for

the Test tour to Sri

Lanka, saying: "Would

you take a young bowler

like that to carry the

drinks?"

But Stuart yesterday

begged to differ, strongly.

"I'd have to disagree with

him on that," he said.

"Jeez, I want to be on an

England tour. My focus is

getting on a Test tour and

getting in that Test team.

"Every time I get a bat or

ball in my hand it's a

chance to impress, to take

wickets or score runs and

push for every cricketer's

dream — to play Test

cricket. I'm dying to play

at the highest standard.

"I've been close on three

occasions but it's the

hardest thing to drive

away from a Test ground

on the morning of a game

and know you're not

picked.

"I want to test myself at

that level as soon as

possible. I'm not going to

say: “Nah — I don't want

to go on a Test tour',

whatever Dad thinks."