Test addict Broad joins elite 600-wicket club

England's Stuart Broad said he felt proud to join some "greats of the game" after becoming just the fifth cricketer to take 600 Test wickets.

Broad, 37, found himself in elite company when he dismissed Australia's Travis Head on the opening day of the fourth Ashes Test at Old Trafford on Wednesday.

By having Head caught for 48, Broad joined Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan (800 Test wickets), Australia's Shane Warne (708), England's James Anderson (688) and India's Anil Kumble (619) in a select group.

"I suppose it's a thing of longevity and I am addicted to Test cricket," Broad said. "It's great to be on that list with some of the greats of the game."

Broad, the leading bowler in this Ashes series with 18 wickets, has since last year taken 87 wickets in 14 Tests.