The hero of the final Ashes cricket Test and man of the match Stuart Broad may be tipped to succeed England's out-going all-rounder Andrew Flintoff but it's Australian legend Glenn McGrath he is seeking to emulate.
Broad's devastating spell of 37 for five at The Oval turned the fifth Test and effectively claimed the Ashes for England.
That performance followed his 61 runs and career best Test figures of 91 for six at Leeds in the previous Test.
The all-round displays suggest Broad's the one to replace Flintoff, who played his last Test at The Oval after retiring from the longest form of the game due to persistent injury.
Broad, 23, suggested he would be pleased if he became "half as good" a cricketer as Flintoff but he is more keen to follow the example of McGrath, Australia's most successful pace bowler who took 560 wickets in 123 Tests.
His next challenge in Test cricket, though, is touring South Africa to face the world's best Test side at the end of the year.
