{"id":364323,"date":"2025-12-22T10:35:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T10:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/364323\/"},"modified":"2025-12-22T10:35:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T10:35:11","slug":"stuart-broad-still-believes-australias-ashes-winning-team-is-their-worst-side-in-15-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/364323\/","title":{"rendered":"Stuart Broad still believes Australia’s Ashes-winning team is their worst side in 15 years"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stuart Broad has stood by his claim that this was Australia’s worst Ashes side in 15 years, as the hosts made a point of referencing the England great in their Adelaide celebrations.<\/p>\n

Broad famously claimed ahead of the summer that Australia’s team was at its weakest point in 15 years, since England last captured the urn Down Under in 2010-11.<\/p>\n

At the time, he insisted it was “not an opinion”, but rather “a fact”, pointing to Australia being in a state of transition with selection uncertainty.<\/p>\n

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Those comments were not missed by Australia, with Marnus Labuschagne mentioning them in an ABC interview following the retention of the Ashes in the third Test in Adelaide.<\/p>\n

Travis Head then posted a photo of himself and Pat Cummins to social media late on Sunday night, with the caption “Is it 2010 yet?” with three laughing emojis.<\/p>\n

Speaking after Australia’s 82-run win in Adelaide handed the hosts a 3-0 lead, Broad insisted his comments were accurate and England had simply played at “20 per cent of their ability”.<\/p>\n

“Do I regret saying that? No,” Broad said on his For The Love of Cricket podcast.<\/p>\n

“I did say Australia would have to play very badly and England would have to play very well.<\/p>\n

“Australia haven’t played very badly and England haven’t played very well.”<\/p>\n

Broad pointed to Cummins missing the first two Tests, Josh Hazlewood missing the series and Usman Khawaja’s back spasms as proof Australia were vulnerable.<\/p>\n

“From England’s point of view, what would they have liked coming into this series?” he said.<\/p>\n

“A lot of things have gone England’s way.<\/p>\n

“But England haven’t been good enough ultimately. Australia have been relentless in what they’ve done.<\/p>\n

\"Cricket<\/p>\n

Australia secured another Ashes victory with their win in Adelaide. (Getty Images: Darrian Traynor)<\/p>\n

“Do I think the 2013-14 [Australian team] man for man was a better side? Yes, probably still.<\/p>\n

“I don’t think individually they are better than any other team since 2010-11, but they’ve been relentless in the pressure they’ve managed to put on England.”<\/p>\n

Asked after the match where this Australian side ranked compared to others in the past 15 years, England captain Ben Stokes simply replied: “Better than us.”<\/p>\n

Australia’s celebrations continued on Monday, before training was to resume in Melbourne on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Several ex-players in Adelaide on commentary duties were invited into Australia’s changing rooms.<\/p>\n

Players wore T-shirts with RonBall emblazoned on them, alongside a cartoon of coach Andrew McDonald.<\/p>\n

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True Blue was played on repeat before the singing of the team song, with Nathan Lyon throwing off his crutches and propping himself up on teammates.<\/p>\n

Australia will likely lose both Lyon (hamstring) and Cummins (managing his back) for the fourth Test in Melbourne, but players are insistent their job is not done.<\/p>\n

“It is special [winning an Ashes],” quick Mitchell Starc said.<\/p>\n

“With a lot being made outside the groups, whilst we don’t pay too much attention to it, things get heard and things get sent around.<\/p>\n

“There will be a lot of pleasure with being in the situation where we are.<\/p>\n

“But we want to win the next two [Tests].”<\/p>\n

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