Stuart Broad aims to become first Test cricketer with three hat-tricks

Fresh off the back of another career treble during a warm-up game against a Cricket West Indies XI in Barbados on Wednesday, Broad is hoping to repeat the feat in the remaining years of his international career

Stuart Broad is targeting Test history by becoming the only man to take three hat-tricks in the format.

Only three other men - Australian legspinner Jimmy Matthews, his countryman Hugh Trumble and Pakistan legend Wasim Akram - have taken two hat-tricks in Tests in addition to Broad.

Fresh off the back of another career treble during a warm-up game against a West Indies President's XI in Barbados on Wednesday, Broad is hoping to repeat the feat in the remaining years of his international career.

"I’m on a list with Wasim Akram and a few others of those who got two, but I would love to get three. Maybe this is just good practice," he told Nottinghamshire's official website.

^{Stuart Broad has taken two Test hat-tricks}

"They are good fun and exciting to be involved in. It creates a bit of drama. It’s always nice to get the elation of taking wickets."

Broad's quickfire burst on Wednesday came as England claimed 19 President's XI wickets in a single day's play.

Whether or not the opposition provided a stern enough challenge ahead of the Test series, which is due to begin in Bridgetown next week, is a matter for debate but Broad was nonetheless pleased with the touring bowlers' return.

"It was quite a ruthless performance,” he said. “It’s very easy in warm-up games to take your foot off the gas when you’ve already got wickets.

"But we continued to hunt for them, which is a really good habit to get into as a team.

"Our fielding was sharp, with a lot of diving stops and good catches, and that’s something we want to continue into the Test series."

BROAD'S TEST HAT-TRICKS

vs India - Trent Bridge, 2011 (Dhoni, Harbhajan, Kumar)

vs Sri Lanka - Headingley, 2014 (Sangakkara, Chandimal, Eranga)