LONDON: Ex-England skipper Nasser Hussain complimented pace-bowling stalwarts Stuart Broad and James Anderson for their "huge value" to the Test side. He siad the former surpassing legendary Australian quick Glenn McGrath in terms of the number of wickets displayed his "enduring quality and class".

As the pacer with the second-most Test cricket wickets in history, Broad has surpassed McGrath. On Day Four of the third Test against South Africa, the 36-year-old Broad eclipsed McGrath's 563 wickets in the longest form of the game when he trapped Proteas captain Dean Elgar lbw for 36 at The Oval.

With the victory, Broad became the second-highest wicket-taker among pacers in Test cricket history, surpassing McGrath's total of 563. He is currently in last place behind his partner Anderson, a pacer with 666 career wickets.
When play resumes at The Oval later on Monday, thanks to Broad (3/45) and Anderson's 2/37 on Day 4, England will be 33 runs away from winning the hotly contested three-Test series against South Africa.

In his Monday Daily Mail column, Hussain wrote, "It was a great moment for Stuart Broad to go beyond one of his heroes in Glenn McGrath in the Test wicket-takers chart on a day when both he and Jimmy Anderson again proved their enduring excellence and class."

"It is an incredible accomplishment for two of our own, Anderson and Broad, to hold the top two spots in Test wicket history for seamers, and Stuart will be thrilled to be there with just his great friend ahead of him. When they got the ball moving after lunch on Sunday and got a decent shine on one side to locate orthodox swing, after what Broad described as the most seam movement he had seen at the Oval in the first innings, the pair once again demonstrated their enormous significance to England. Hussain remarked that Anderson, despite his advanced age, was still at the pinnacle of his bowling, and that it was simply astounding how he defeated Keegan Petersen with an outswinger.

"Both demonstrated why they are experts in their fields. The way Anderson set up Keegan Petersen was masterful. After bowling an over of inswingers, he turned to an outswing and found the edge without showing any obvious difference in movement.

I've faced it and seen it so many times that I know it's coming, but Petersen was powerless to stop it. Additionally, length set him up. He was pushed back by two deliveries before the pivotal ball was slightly fuller, according to Hussain.

Ben Stokes, the Proteas' captain, was also given praise by Hussain for the excellent field placement work he carried out each time they attempted to form a partnership.

"With thanks to Ben Stokes. Although Stokes had four slips in, Petersen was caught by Ollie Pope on the fourth one as South Africa was forming a partnership.

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