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England's Stuart Broad and former India cricketer-turned commentator Ravi Shastri spoke in London on Tuesday (July 1) ahead of the England-India five-Test Series.

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SOUNDBITE: (English) Stuart Broad, England:

"It is one of those periods at the minute that 'Cookie' (England captain Alastair Cook) has just got to soak it up a little bit and he is old enough, wise enough to have played enough cricket and know that that is what he has to do and he has to score runs. He will be desperate to come out at Trent Bridge or Lord's and get that 100. He is one of these captains that likes to lead from the front and I think it is a big positive that he is an opening batsman. He can just get out there and do it and there will be a lot of pressure on the Indian bowlers at Trent Bridge. It can be a tricky place to bowl because you want to target that fuller length and it is not a natural thing to do with us bowlers. So you want to chase them a little bit and give them a few drives, a few cuts and pulls and he will be away."