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London, Aug 2: <\/strong> Veteran England pacer Stuart Broad has said he did think about calling it a day after being axed for last month's opening Test against West Indies.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Broad finished the third Test between England and West Indies with a match haul of 10 for 67 during which he touched the milestone of 500 Test wickets.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Broad is just the seventh bowler -- and second Englishman after James Anderson -- to go past 500 Test wickets. He is also one among four fast-bowlers to achieve this impressive feat.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"Were there thoughts of retirement going round my head? 100%. Because I was so down," Broad told Daily Mail on Sunday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"I was expecting to play, which is always a bit of a dangerous thing in sport but I felt I deserved to play.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"When Stokesy [Ben Stokes] told me I wasn't playing, I felt my body go into shakes. I could barely speak."<\/p>\r\n\r\n

He added: "I have not really told anyone this but I was so down that week of the first Test, I was really low. I was stuck in that hotel. I couldn't go anywhere. It wasn't like I could go back to [girlfriend] Mollie and have a barbeque and chill out and reassess.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"I didn't sleep for two days. I was nowhere. A different decision could definitely have been made with my emotions of how I was feeling."<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Broad, who is now targeting 600 Test wickets, also revealed that Stokes, who was captaining in England in the first Test in the absence of Joe Root, then played a key role.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"Stokesy knocked on my door on the Thursday night and stayed in the corridor to talk to me. He said: 'This isn't about cricket, but how are you, mate?' That was very impressive for him to do."<\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Stuart-Broad-ENG.jpg", "alt_img": "Stuart Broad", "alt_title": "Stuart Broad", "image1": "", "video": "", "seo_title": "Had retirement thoughts after axed for first Test, says Stuart Broad On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "London, Aug 2:\u00a0\u00a0Veteran England pacer Stuart Broad has said he did think about calling it a day after being axed for last month's opening Test against West Indies. Broad finished the third Test ", "seo_keywords": "England Cricket Team, Stuart Broad", "tag": "", "tagging": "England Cricket Team,Stuart Broad,", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": "0", "slug": "had-retirement-thoughts-after-axed-for-first-test-says-stuart-broad", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": "0000-00-00", "ians_time": "00:00:00", "server_time": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "trash": "0", "view_count": "1248", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2020-08-02 16:17:37", "updated": "2020-08-02 16:17:37", "img_from": "Twitter", "img_source": "", "schedule_publish": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "news_keywords": "", "livescore_text": "", "livescore_link": "", "btn_text": "", "resend_feed": "0", "google_feed": "0", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "1", "jio_date": "2020-08-02 16:17:37", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": "2020-08-02 16:17:37", "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/had-retirement-thoughts-after-axed-for-first-test-says-stuart-broad-62424" }