England cricketers help man about to jump from a bridge in Sydney Stuart Broad and Matt Prior of England pictured at a New Year's Day function at Kirribilli House. ENGLAND cricketers Matt Prior and Stuart Broad helped rescue a man preparing to jump off a bridge near the team hotel in Sydney. Britain's Daily Telegraph reported Wednesday that wicketkeeper Prior helped pull the man away from the edge of the bridge in Darling Harbour and chatted to him along with fast bowler Broad for almost an hour before New South Wales police arrived on the scene. "We just did what anybody would do in that situation," said Prior. The players believe the unnamed man was British. He had thrown his telephone, passport and wallet in the water. Initially the players thought he was standing on the railings of the bridge for a dare before realising the seriousness of the situation. They were returning from a "Barmy Army" supporters event on Tuesday night raising funds for the Broad Appeal, a charity founded in honour of Broad's late stepmother to raise money and awareness to combat Motor Neurone Disease. Terry Minish, the team's security officer, was with the England pair and claimed the man - who said he was from Cheltenham, southwest England - had indicated he wanted to drown. He had reportedly already thrown his telephone, passport and wallet into the water. "Walking back to the hotel we spotted a young man on the edge of the bridge about to jump," Minish said. Help is available for anyone feeling distressed by calling Lifeline on 13 11 14 or Kids Helpline on 1800 55 1800.