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title: "5 Test Quotes By Stuart Broad"
description: "5 Test quotes by Stuart Broad. Plus more from Stuart Broad and more Test sayings from other authors."
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> [I like it when the captain comes to me and says, 'We're really desperate for a wicket, can you get us one?'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stuart-broad/i-like-it-when-the-captain-comes-to-me-and-says-we-re-really/)

[Stuart Broad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stuart-broad/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e4/stuart-broad-6664_captain_i-like-it-when-the-captain-comes-to-me-a_565591.jpg)

> [Our training schedule can change quite a bit throughout the year - if you're going into quite a heavy Test match workload…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stuart-broad/our-training-schedule-can-change-quite-a-bit-throughout-the-year-if/)

[Stuart Broad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stuart-broad/)

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> [My earliest memories were in the back of my grandad's car listening to Test Match Special.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stuart-broad/my-earliest-memories-were-in-the-back-of-my-grandad-s-car-listening/)

[Stuart Broad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stuart-broad/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa4/stuart-broad-6664_car_my-earliest-memories-were-in-the-back-of_1026687.jpg)

> [The history of Test cricket will suggest if you hold the top of off longer than anyone else you will have success,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stuart-broad/the-history-of-test-cricket-will-suggest-if-you-hold-the-top-of-off/)

[Stuart Broad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stuart-broad/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91f/stuart-broad-6664_cricket_the-history-of-test-cricket-will-suggest_1053288.jpg)

> [International cricket and Test cricket in particular is hard and you are going to get injuries but, if you've got a strong…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stuart-broad/international-cricket-and-test-cricket-in-particular-is-hard-and-you/)

[Stuart Broad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stuart-broad/)

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## Other authors on Test

## More by Stuart Broad

> [I try to look for tempo in my run-up to make sure my knees are lifting up instead of going long. That brings an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stuart-broad/i-try-to-look-for-tempo-in-my-run-up-to-make-sure-my-knees-are/)

[Stuart Broad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stuart-broad/)

> [Tower Bridge would make a cool house. I like the idea of living over the river.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stuart-broad/tower-bridge-would-make-a-cool-house-i-like-the-idea-of-living-over/)

[Stuart Broad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stuart-broad/)

> [I think that the older I get, the more I play, you realise when it's your time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stuart-broad/i-think-that-the-older-i-get-the-more-i-play-you-realise-when-it-s/)

[Stuart Broad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stuart-broad/)

> [You have to deal with your emotions and not spike too much on the graph - not get too elated with the highs or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stuart-broad/you-have-to-deal-with-your-emotions-and-not-spike-too-much-on-the/)

[Stuart Broad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stuart-broad/)

> [The shorter the game is then the bigger the chance of an upset.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stuart-broad/the-shorter-the-game-is-then-the-bigger-the-chance-of-an-upset/)

[Stuart Broad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stuart-broad/)

> [It's a huge privilege to be named England Twenty20 captain and form part of a leadership team that I've no doubt will work well…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stuart-broad/it-s-a-huge-privilege-to-be-named-england-twenty20-captain-and-form/)

[Stuart Broad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stuart-broad/)

> [Part and parcel of being an international sportsman is dealing with fair or unfair criticism and also when you are on the back pages…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stuart-broad/part-and-parcel-of-being-an-international-sportsman-is-dealing-with/)

[Stuart Broad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stuart-broad/)

> [There are always distractions in international cricket because that's part of being an international sportsman.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stuart-broad/there-are-always-distractions-in-international-cricket-because-that-s/)

[Stuart Broad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stuart-broad/)

> [For Leicestershire, through the age groups, I didn't bowl at all. My height was below average for my age up until 17 when I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stuart-broad/for-leicestershire-through-the-age-groups-i-didn-t-bowl-at-all-my/)

[Stuart Broad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stuart-broad/)

> [I have watched games at the Gabba since I was a youngster, staying up for the first 10 minutes until I fell asleep.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stuart-broad/i-have-watched-games-at-the-gabba-since-i-was-a-youngster-staying-up/)

[Stuart Broad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stuart-broad/)

> [I'm not someone who looks to swing the ball away majorly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stuart-broad/i-m-not-someone-who-looks-to-swing-the-ball-away-majorly/)

[Stuart Broad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stuart-broad/)

> [My life changed forever the first time I went to the southern hemisphere.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stuart-broad/my-life-changed-forever-the-first-time-i-went-to-the-southern/)

[Stuart Broad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stuart-broad/)

> [I like it when the captain comes to me and says, 'We're really desperate for a wicket, can you get us one?' or when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stuart-broad/i-like-it-when-the-captain-comes-to-me-and-says-we-re-really/)

[Stuart Broad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stuart-broad/)

> [Our training schedule can change quite a bit throughout the year - if you're going into quite a heavy Test match workload a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stuart-broad/our-training-schedule-can-change-quite-a-bit-throughout-the-year-if/)

[Stuart Broad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stuart-broad/)

> [Selfridges is ideal for the lazy shopper because everything is under one roof.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stuart-broad/selfridges-is-ideal-for-the-lazy-shopper-because-everything-is-under/)

[Stuart Broad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stuart-broad/)

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