England seeking new captain after Broad is ruled out

Stuart Broad will miss at least England’s next eight matches because of a muscle tear in his right shoulder.

The Twenty20 captain was ruled out of two matches against West Indies at the end of next week, and the final fixture of five in the NatWest Series against India at Cardiff on Friday.

The England and Wales Cricket Board also confirmed that Broad, who hurt himself bowling in Sunday’s tie with India at Lord’s, will have to sit out the return leg of one-day internationals against those same opponents on the sub-continent next month.

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England are, therefore, left looking for a replacement to captain the team against the West Indies in their final two matches of the summer at The Oval, as well as a pivotal bowling all-rounder in India.

Broad may be fit to join the England squad for the Twenty20 fixture scheduled for October 29 in Kolkata. ECB chief medical officer Nick Peirce added: “Stuart has a muscle tear within his shoulder and will require an initial period of rest and rehabilitation. Exact timescales will be determined in due course, but he is likely to be ruled out of cricket for a number of weeks.”

Broad suffered sudden pain almost at the point of delivery in the last over of India’s innings at Lord’s. Steven Finn had to complete Broad’s bowling duties and, dosed up with pain-killers and it was decided he would be able to bat if necessary as England chased 280-5.

Broad’s No 8 position was filled by Graeme Swann and he was held back to 11 but was not required in the end as bad weather resulted in a dramatic Duckworth-Lewis tie which meant England clinched the series.

Broad, 25, also missed the culmination of England’s Ashes and World Cup campaigns with an abdominal strain and then a cracked rib last winter.

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