Broad: Murphy ball was meant to be the end

Stuart Broad thought he was running in to bowl his final ball for England before he ended up dismissing Todd Murphy on the final day of The Oval Test.
The England quick announced on the third evening of the fifth Ashes Test that the game was to be his last as a professional cricketer.
With England chasing a win on the fifth day, two wickets were still required when Broad bowled the 91st over of the innings, still wicketless in the innings. Prior to the final ball of the over, with Murphy on strike and unbeaten on 18, Broad switched the bails at the nonstriker’s end, hoping for a little bit o...

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