BOWL IT LIKE BECKHAM; England find new hero as blond paceman Broad turns into Goldenbowls.Byline: MARTIN FRICKER FORGET Beckham and Flintoff - English sport has a new golden boy. Stuart Broad brought England's cricket team back from being Ashes no-hopers to getting their noses in front in 73 amazing minutes yesterday. The 6ft 5in all-rounder - nicknamed Westlife in the England dressing room for his boyband good looks - took five crucial wickets to leave the Aussies staring the prospect of defeat in the face. His devastating spell left Ricky Ponting's men 172 runs adrift at the end of the first innings. Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff had been billed as our only hope of beating Australia and lifting the historic urn. But as Flintoff edged nearer to the end of his Test career it was the cherub-faced 23-year-old Broad who lifted England's fortunes. The series is tied at one Test each with everything riding on this, the fifth Test, at the Oval. After Broad's heroics last night, and despite signs of an Aussie fightback, bookies made England 5-1 ON favourites to win the decider and snatch back the Ashes. Broady - the son of former England interna-tionaChris Broad - is hardly a household name. His only brush with fame was when he dated Miss England The Miss England competition is an annual beauty pageant targeted at young females aged 17-24 years living in England. Entrants must hold a British passport to enter. Laura Coleman, but the pair split last July after 10 months together. The Nottinghamshire bowler attended the prestigious Oakham School in Rutland and started his career with Leicestershire. But Broad became a national hero at The Oval yesterday thanks to his explosive fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling. Practitioners are usually known as fast bowlers or pace bowlers . England had endured a torrid morning, losing their remaining two wickets after just 20 minutes and failing to get the Aussie openers out before lunch. But after a short rain delay, it was time for England's very own Goldenbowls to take charge. He struck with his sixth ball at 2.41pm when opener Shane Watson Shane Robert Watson (born 17 June 1981 in Ipswich, Queensland) is an Australian cricketer. He debuted for the Australian cricket team in 2002, playing his first one-day international against South Africa. was trapped lbw. The Oval erupted just two overs later when the dangerous Aussie captain Ponting played on to his own stumps. Michael Hussey Michael Edward Killeen Hussey (born 27 May, 1975, Morley, Western Australia) is an Australian cricketer. He is also known by his nicknames of Huss, The Huss, and Mr Cricket, the latter due to his statto-like knowledge of his sport. and Michael Clarke Michael Clarke may refer to:
Broad's destruction of Australia took just 73 minutes - but will live in the memory for longer. Voice of the Mirror: Page 8 TALE TAPE OF THE BROAD: Age: 23 Born: Nottingham Lives: Nottingham Significant other: Single Career highpoint: Taking five Ashes Five Ashes is a village in the Wealden District of East Sussex in England and part of the civil parish of Mayfield and Five Ashes. The village lies 5 miles (8km) south of Mayfield on the A267 road. wickets at The Oval in August 2009 Career lowpoint: Being hit for six sixes in one over by Indian batsman Yuvraj Singh in Durban, South Africa in 2007 BECKHAM Age: 34 Born: Leytonstone Lives: Los Angeles Significant other: Victoria Beckham Career highpoint: Free-kick against Greece in 2001 World Cup qualifier that secured England's finals spot Career lowpoint: Sent off against Argentina in the 1998 World Cup. CAPTION(S): 4 WICKETS Graham SWINGING Stuart once dated Miss England HAVING A BALL Stuart with father Chris WOW-ZAT Stuart celebrates another wicket yesterday and as a boy at Trent Bridge |
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