KP: Broad can fill Flintoff void

Kevin Pietersen said: "Freddie (Flintoff) has struggled with too many injuries this summer and maybe hasn't made the impact he would have liked in this thrilling series.

"His retirement would leave a void in any side. But in England's case, it is one that Stuart Broad, can certainly fill.

"Yes, I know it is a big call. And a big burden of expectation. The last thing Stuart would want or need is to be called the new Freddie. And he won't be. He's his own player.

"He has shown in this game - and others - that he can become a world-class all-rounder for England.

"His performance in this fifth Test has shown that he has accepted the responsibility of becoming England's number one all-rounder now that Freddie is leaving the Test match scene.

"Stuart's bowling and batting are improving all the time. He is only 23 years old don't forget, and there is a lot of development yet to come from him.

"But what impresses me most about Stuart is that he has a good cricketing brain. He is clearly an intelligent cricketer, as he showed with his superb bowling on Friday afternoon.

"With Freddie bowing out, Stuart is the future."

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