English Allrounder Stuart Broad Extended His Contract With Nottinghamshire

England allrounder Stuart Broad has signed a three-year extension to his deal at Nottinghamshire. Broad, 24, arrived at Trent Bridge from Leicestershire in 2007 and is still on a lucrative ECB central contract. His new contract with Nottinghamshire, which runs until 2013, will only come into effect should he lose his England deal.

"We fully expect Stuart will maintain his England place for years to come but this re-affirms his commitment to us," director of cricket Mick Newell said. "We knew he was in the England selectors' thoughts when we signed him in 2008. Although his county appearances have been limited, he has always performed exceptionally well when he's turned out for us."

Broad has made just a single one-day appearance, as well as playing three Twenty20 games and seven County Championship matches in his four years at Trent Bridge. But he may make a few early-season appearances once he recovers from the side strain that curtailed his role in the World Cup last month.

"I'm hoping to play on May 4 at home to Yorkshire," Broad told Sky Sports News. That would give Broad the possibility of two more four-day matches before the first Test against Sri Lanka at Cardiff on 26 May.

"I hope that can be the comeback," said Broad. "Then I can get some Championship wickets before the first Test."

Stuart Broad Ruled Out Cricket World Cup Tremlett In

Stuart Broad has been ruled out of the remainder of the World Cup with a side strain he picked up during the close win over South Africa two days ago. Chris Tremlett, who has been travelling with the squad as back-up, has been confirmed as his replacement after ICC approval.

Tremlett replaced Broad in the Ashes side after he succumbed to an abdominal tear during the Adelaide Test and great success, finishing with 17 wicket at 23.35 from three Tests. He then played four games of England's 6-1 defeat in the ODIs that followed but was not as effective and leaked 5.24 runs an over.

It took England a day of deliberation to settle upon Tremlett as their replacement. There is a school of thought that England could have wanted to keep him on as back-up for Tim Bresnan, who is coming back from a calf injury, and instead pick legspinner Adil Rashid - who is in the Caribbean with the England Lions at present - in the main squad. As it turned out, they went for the safer option.