‘I hit the Test match rhythm, that excites me for final day’

to pension off himself and Jimmy Anderson will be proved wrong.

The fast bowler opened up the possibility of an England win to level the series with three quick wickets.

Broad, 34, then said critics keen to paint him and Anderson as yesterday’s men are likely to be proved wrong this summer.

“We have been very successful together and, while this is a unique summer in which rotation is going to be necessary, I would be surprised if we don’t play together at some stage,” he said. “We complement each other and, while I don’t know when our paths will cross again because it depends on workloads, I would be surprised if it is not this summer.”

While 37-year-old Anderson, right, has been rested here, Broad sat out the first Test and could not hide his dismay , saying he was left “angry and frustrated”.

But after giving England a chance to win the second Test, Broad maintained: “I’ve not felt like I wanted to prove a point because I don’t think there is a point to prove. When you get an opportunity you want to make it count. I was probably finding my feet for the first couple of spells.

“I hit the Test match rhythm that I wanted and that excites me about the final day if we can make that new ball count. “We want a minimum of 270 lead and that would end up being a brilliant game.We should defend 270 on this pitch, although they have some very dangerous players. There is no way we can underestimate them.”