Stuart Broad has responded humorously after being hit with a 15 per cent match fee and one demerit point by his father, ICC match referee Chris.
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Broad was found guilty of an ICC code of conduct breach relating to his send-off of Yasir Shah on the fourth morning of the first England-Pakistan Test at Emirates Old Trafford.
Responding to a tweet from the Barmy Army, Broad quipped that his dad, a former England Test player himself, was “off the Christmas card & present list”.
He’s off the Christmas card & present list
— Stuart Broad (@StuartBroad8) August 11, 2020
It’s been a good day for the England quick on Twitter. Responding to a video posted by his county club, Nottinghamshire CCC, of Yorkshire tail-ender Dominic Leech reverse-sweeping seemingly straight into the hands of slip before standing his ground, Broad took the chance to reference perhaps his most infamous moment on a cricket field, when he declined to walk after edging Australia spinner Ashton Agar spinner behind during the second Ashes Test in 2013.
Australian fans often refer to Broad having ‘smashed it to slip’ and not walking, but, although the ball was edged by Broad and did eventually end up in the hands of Michael Clarke, stationed next to Brad Haddin, it only reached it’s final destination after a healthy deflection off the keeper’s gloves.
At last, someone’s actually hit it to slip & not walked at Trent Bridge…
— Stuart Broad (@StuartBroad8) August 11, 2020
Broad pointed out the difference between the two incidences. “At last, someone’s actually hit it to slip & not walked at Trent Bridge…” he tweeted.
It seems like Broad has plenty left to give England fans, both on and off the field.
