Stuart Broad knows England face a tall order in South Africa
Friday 13 November 2015 12:52, UK
Stuart Broad insists it is now harder than ever to win a Test series away from home.
England suffered a 2-0 loss to Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates, while Australia - leading 1-0 in their series against New Zealand - are very-well placed to win on home soil after making a dominant start to the second Test.
England's tour to South Africa begins next month and Broad hopes the side can benefit from conditions similar to what they are used to back home.
"Players have become so good in their own conditions, so it is very hard to go and win abroad," he told Sky Sports. News HQ. "You don't see many teams winning away from home, so that will be a big motivation for us in South Africa.
"Conditions-wise, South Africa is probably as close to England as we'll get. The pitches bounce a bit and there is decent seam movement from time-to-time, so going there shouldn't scare us.
"But it is tough to win away from home and that's why you hold an away series in high regard because a lot of hard work goes into it - like in any Test match - but winning away from home is particularly tough."
With Joe Root in fine fettle and skipper Alastair Cook averaging 90 in five innings against Pakistan, Broad has called on the rest of England's batsmen to help relieve the pressure on the free-scoring duo.
"We've been very fortunate over the past 18 months that Cookie and Joe Root have been in the form of their lives," he said. "With Rooty averaging nearly 100, they have really kept us in games. They have given us a total for the bowlers to bowl at.
"But I think leading forward, we know that we need a few more guys to step up with the bat. That's nothing to hide away or shy away from; we talk about it in the changing room.
"We need a bit more responsibility from more guys to score runs to because we know that if we can get 350-400 runs on the board, we've got the bowling attack that can win us games."
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