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Stuart Broad misses first England Test in West Indies due to embarrassing injury

Published 17:46 23 Jan 2019 GMT

Updated 18:26 23 Jan 2019 GMT

Reuben Pinder
Stuart Broad misses first England Test in West Indies due to embarrassing injury

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Ouch

Stuart Broad was forced to sit out of of England's first Test against the West Indies today, but for an extremely unusual and slightly embarrassing reason. Playing halfway across the world always presents many challenges in cricket: adjusting to the humidity on the pitch, the facilities, the heat, and in some places, bed bugs. Broad fell victim to bed bugs last night, as the little bastards had their way in his 'sensitive area', as reported on the BBC Radio 5 Live's Test Match Special programme by Jonathan Agnew. https://twitter.com/bbctms/status/1088111970925068288 The right-arm fast bowler will have to sit out of the entire first Test as a result, with Sam Curran, Ben Stokes and James Anderson providing the pace for England, who bowled first. https://twitter.com/englandcricket/status/1088066889081712640 The hosts got off to a great start, reaching 126-1, with the first wicket falling to Moeen Ali, before Ben Stokes got two more in quick succession before tea.

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Stuart Broad misses first England Test due to embarrassing injury