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Matthew Cooper

Stuart Broad reflects on "very special" achievement as England star equals hero's record

England bowler Stuart Broad says it feels "very special" to have equalled a record held by one of his heroes in Glenn McGrath.

Broad picked up 4-41 in South Africa 's first innings at the Oval and drew level with McGrath on the list of all-time leading Test wicket takers. Both seamers have now picked up 563 wickets in their illustrious careers.

And it means Broad is now the joint fifth leading wicket taker in the history of Test cricket and joint second among seamers behind his England teammate James Anderson. When asked about equalling McGrath's record, Broad said he felt he does not "deserve to be in that category".

"He's a hero of mine," Broad told Sky Sports. "I feel like I don't really deserve to be in that category, to be honest, alongside him.

"He played a lot less games. He was one of the greatest bowlers of all time, in my opinion.

"It feels very special, and hopefully I can get one more to join Jimmy [Anderson] as a one-two in the list of seamers."

Broad is now level with Australia legend Glenn McGrath, who was one of his heroes growing up (Philip Brown/Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)

Broad also reflected on cricket's "incredible" tribute to the Queen, adding: "It was amazing to be a part of. To walk down those stairs, every single player commented on how special it was to walk down: you could hear a pin drop.

"The respect shown by everyone in the stadium was incredible. To be able to sing the national anthem, with a full house, just about to represent your country was brilliant.

"I feel really glad with whoever decided put this game on; it felt like almost a celebration of the Queen's life today. It felt good to be out there representing the badge like we today."

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