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People always talk about how Jimmy Anderson has been the main man in the England attack for years but Stuart Broads stats show he is now a leader in his own right. He proved during the Ashes, when he finished as Englands top wicket taker, that he can step up when needed and theres no doubt in my mind that he is bowling better than he ever has.He is at the peak of his powers and I think a lot of that is down to him knowing his body better than perhaps he did when he was younger and England keeping him fresh by resting him from the ODIs.Stuart will have to bowl different lines and lengths to get the success he got this summer when he plays in the UAE but he is more than capable of adapting, as well as finding reverse swing. A look back at some of Stuart Broads key wickets during his Test career He showed that when England played Pakistan in the Emirates three years ago, taking 13 wickets at a touch over 20 to become the top performing seamer on either side, and I think he can do it again.The lack of pace on subcontinental pitches means batsmen dont have to deal with much short stuff but because Stuart is so tall he can catch players by surprise, pin them back and make them fall over.His ability to bowl straight works really well in these conditions, too.Players like to come at you and score quickly on Asian wickets but Stuart can negate that by maintaining straight lines, frustrating batsmen and forcing them to play loose shots. James Anderson may have to drag his length back against Pakistan, says Dominic It might be a little bit more difficult in the UAE for Stuarts mate, Anderson.I get a little bit annoyed when I hear that Jimmy needs conventional swing to be a good bowler because you dont accrue the Test record he has without being able to adapt to different tracks.But he may have to bring his length back, use a few subtleties in order to get his wickets and not expect to have batsmen nicking behind the way they did during The Ashes this summer - split fields and encouraging players to play across the line might be the way to go.The key to bowling in the UAE is to create pressure and not let batsmen get easy boundaries so every bowler will have to fulfil a holding role at some stage, including the spinners. The ECB give us exclusive access to England fast bowler Mark Wood as he explains what life on tour is like With that in mind, Mark Wood was always my preferred choice to Steve Finn as third seamer even before Finn got injured because of the impact that hes had in the Test arena already. Finn is a wicket taker but can also concede runs and thats not something Trevor Bayliss will want.Wood took crucial wickets this summer and I think he will be able to reverse swing the ball back into the right-handers but, like Simon Jones and Andrew Flintoff before him, also get the ball going the other way.There has been talk that, to get two spinners in, England could play Ben Stokes as third seamer, but I think it is a tad too early in his development for that, especially on pitches where it will be hard to take 20 wickets.Thats not to say I dont rate his bowling, though, as he can be a match-changer with both bat and ball and if he can find a regular level of consistency he can be the best all-rounder in world cricket. Englands tour of the UAE to play Pakistan is live on Sky Sports, starting with the opening Test, in Abu Dhabi, on Tuesday 13th October. You can also watch without a contract on NOW TV. 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We want it to be on the competition." Game 5 of the series is Thursday night in Miami, with the teams knotted at two games apiece. "I have no thoughts on officiating or flopping," Pacers coach Frank Vogel said. "I have nothing to share. Im sorry." The Pacers 99-92 victory Tuesday was filled with physical plays and marked by a combined 55 personal fouls. One of those fouls, committed by West against Dwyane Wade with 5:57 left in the fourth quarter of Game 4, was upgraded by the NBA to a flagrant-1. "At this moment, youve got to do whatever you have to do within the guidelines of the game to try to win, whether its trying to draw fouls or whatever," West said. "Its just part of the game." Heat players were apparently unaware of the NBAs decisions while they were holding their game-day shootaround practice Thursday morning. "I didnt even know they handed out three flops," Heat forward Chris Bosh said. "I didnt know. We didnt talk about it at all. Were concentrating on other things. Those things we cant do anything about. This is the type of series where youre going to have to focus on very specific things, possession by possession. And if youre looking at something else, youre doing your team a disservice." The amount of contact in this series has been amped up from basically the beginning, though it hasnt reached the over-the-top level that the Pacers and Heat reached in theeir sometimes-bloody matchup in the second round last season.dddddddddddd The Pacers were upset earlier in the series about the perception that Shane Battier was guilty of a dirty play when he kneed Pacers centre Roy Hibbert in the midsection on a drive in Game 1. And even on Thursday, before Game 5, Battier was still a topic of Pacer discussion. "Hes got this funny way of moving into your knees," West said. "Were very conscious of that. We talk about making sure we protect our knees." Added Hibbert: "He has to do whatever he has to do to make sure his team wins, and thats fine. But Im going to protect myself when Im on the court." The fines are basically nominal given the salaries of NBA players. Stephenson makes just over $900,000 this season, while West makes $10 million and James makes about $17 million in playing salary, plus an estimated $40 million more in endorsements. "Five thousand dollars is a lot of money," West said. "I dont care how much money youre making." Steve Kerr, working the game as an analyst for TNT, said flopping has "been apparent throughout the series but I think it got worse" during Game 4. James was voted to the NBAs All-Defensive first team, but Chicago coach Tom Thibodeau accused him of flopping after a play during the Heats second-round series victory over the Bulls. The play with West came not long after James said flopping was "not even a bad thing, youre just trying to get the advantage." Kerr said flopping was "unbecoming of star players." "To me, flopping is sort of the territory of guys who are just trying to hang onto their position in the league and they have to find their way to be successful and productive somehow," he said in a phone interview before the penalties were announced. "So if Battier and (Tyler) Hansbrough are going to flop a little bit because thats how theyre going to impact the game right now, Im probably more willing to give them a pass than when I see David West and LeBron falling all over each other in the post, two of the best players in the league." Players were given a warning for a first offence during the regular season but are fined for the first flop in the post-season. The plays can be seen at nba.com/official. ' ' '