England seamer Stuart Broad takes 600th test wicket to join elite club
England seamer Stuart Broad joined an elite club of Test bowlers claiming his 600th wicket on Wednesday.
Broad started the fourth Ashes Test on 598 wickets and moved one closer claiming Australia opener Usman Khawaja lbw for three in the fifth over of the morning session.
Shortly after tea, Broad had Travis Head caught Joe Root to join only four other bowlers in the hory of test cricket to reach the 600 landmark. Broad’s England teammate James Anderson is third in the l with 688 wickets.
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Sri Lanka spinner Muttiah Muralitharan tops the l with 800 wickets, followed Australia great Shane Warne (708). Broad, whose best test figures are 8-15, currently trails India’s Anil Kumble (619). Australia was 189-5 after Head’s dismissal.