{"id":364445,"date":"2025-12-22T11:47:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T11:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/364445\/"},"modified":"2025-12-22T11:47:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T11:47:12","slug":"stuart-broad-doubles-down-on-factual-pre-ashes-claim-as-aussies-reference-england-great-in-celebrations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/364445\/","title":{"rendered":"Stuart Broad doubles down on \u2018factual\u2019 pre-Ashes claim as Aussies reference England great in celebrations"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stuart Broad has stood by his claim that this was Australia\u2019s worst Ashes<\/a> side in 15 years, as the hosts made a point of referencing the England great in their Adelaide celebrations<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Broad famously claimed ahead of the summer that Australia\u2019s team was at its weakest point in 15 years<\/a>, since England last captured the urn Down Under in 2010-11.<\/p>\n

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At the time, he insisted it was \u201cnot an opinion\u201d, but rather \u201ca fact\u201d, pointing to Australia being in a state of transition with selection uncertainty.<\/p>\n

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 \u201cIs it 2010 yet?\u201d with three laughing emojis.<\/p>\n

\"HeadHead referenced the quote while celebrating. Credit: Instagram<\/p>\n

Speaking after Australia\u2019s 82-run win in Adelaide handed the hosts a 3-0 lead, Broad insisted his comments were accurate and England had simply played at \u201c20 per cent of their ability\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cDo I regret saying that? No,\u201d Broad said on his For The Love of Cricket podcast.<\/p>\n

\u201cI did say Australia would have to play very badly and England would have to play very well.<\/p>\n

\u201cAustralia haven\u2019t played very badly and England haven\u2019t played very well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Broad pointed to Cummins missing the first two Tests, Josh Hazlewood missing the series and Usman Khawaja\u2019s back spasms as proof Australia were vulnerable.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom England\u2019s point of view, what would they have liked coming into this series?\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of things have gone England\u2019s way.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut England haven\u2019t been good enough ultimately. Australia have been relentless in what they\u2019ve done.<\/p>\n

\u201cDo I think the 2013-14 (Australian team) man for man was a better side? Yes, probably still.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think individually they are better than any other team since 2010-11, but they\u2019ve been relentless in the pressure they\u2019ve managed to put on England.\u201d<\/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: \u201cBetter than us\u201d<\/p>\n

Australia\u2019s celebrations continued on Monday, before training resumes in Melbourne on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Several ex-players in Adelaide on commentary duties were invited into Australia\u2019s changerooms.<\/p>\n

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

True Blue was played on repeat before the singing of 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

\u201cIt is special (winning an Ashes),\u201d quick Mitchell Starc said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith a lot being made outside the groups, whilst we don\u2019t pay too much attention to it, things get heard and things get sent around.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere will be a lot of pleasure with being in the situation where we are.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut we want to win the next two (Tests).\u201d<\/p>\n

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