• Seamer says Jimmy Anderson’s absence from first Test not critical
• England target return to form after no win in four TestsIt was a festive and confident Stuart Broad who spoke before the first Test with South Africa,claiming the loss of his teammate Jimmy Anderson was “not a hammer blow” for the tourists and that lessons learned in 2015 will serve them well over the course of a four-match series he believes will be “epic”.
Broad will lead England’s attack against the world’s No1 Test side in Durban on Boxing Day, after the calf strain that has troubled Anderson since the start of the tour was deemed a risk too noteworthy for an England management planning for back-to-back Test matches with just two days in between.
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Source: theguardian.com