Stuart Broad joins Hobart Hurricanes for BBL 2016-17

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England fast bowler Stuart Broad has signed with Hobart Hurricanes for the 2016-17 Big Bash League.

Broad could be available for the entire tournament after completing his duties on England’s Test series in India – the Hurricanes’ first match is on December 23, three days after the scheduled end of the fifth Test in Chennai.

ESPNcricinfo had reported last week that the bowler was close to signing with a BBL franchise in an attempt to compete for a spot in England’s ODI squad ahead of the 2017 Champions Trophy and the 2019 World Cup. Broad, currently ranked no. 4 in the ICC rankings for Test bowlers, has played only two ODIs since the 2015 World Cup. After being dropped from the ODI squad for the home series against Sri Lanka this summer, he had said that he had not given up on playing white-ball cricket for the …

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