{"id":200781,"date":"2025-10-15T02:12:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T02:12:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/200781\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T02:12:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T02:12:16","slug":"stuart-broad-hits-back-at-old-foe-david-warner-after-his-moral-victory-dig-at-england-and-claims-australias-ashes-side-as-their-worst-team-in-15-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/200781\/","title":{"rendered":"Stuart Broad hits back at old foe David Warner after his ‘moral victory’ dig at England – and claims Australia’s Ashes side as their WORST team in 15 years"},"content":{"rendered":"

By LAWRENCE BOOTH, CRICKET CORRESPONDENT<\/a> <\/p>\n

Published: 10:51 EDT, 14 October 2025 | Updated: 10:51 EDT, 14 October 2025 <\/p>\n

Stuart Broad<\/a> has added a twist to the pre-Ashes war of words by claiming that Australia<\/a> have their worst team since 2010\u00a0\u2014 and England their best\u00a0\u2014 days after David Warner<\/a> took a swipe at Ben Stokes<\/a>‘ side.<\/p>\n

Broad was part of the squad that won 3\u20131 down under 15 years ago \u2013 the last time England won a Test in Australia, since when they have lost 5\u20130, 4\u20130 and 4\u20130.\u00a0<\/p>\n

And while he believes the Australians remain favourites to retain the urn they have held since 2017-18, he says the balance of power is \u2018very much a similar situation to 2010-11\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u2018It\u2019s very, very difficult to win in Australia,\u2019 he told the For the Love of Cricket podcast.<\/p>\n

\u2018Australia have to be massive favourites. The question really is: which team\u2019s under the most pressure? Well, Australia are under the most pressure because they\u2019re expected to win.<\/p>\n

\"Stuart <\/p>\n

Stuart Broad has added to the pre-Ashes war of words by claiming that Australia have their worst team in years heading into the series, while Ben Stokes’ England have their best<\/p>\n

\"Despite <\/p>\n

Despite admitting Australia are ‘massive favourites’, he thinks pressure will be off Stokes’ side<\/p>\n

\"\" <\/p>\n

It comes days after ex-Australia batter David Warner confidently backed the hosts to win 3-1<\/p>\n

\u2018But they\u2019ve got question marks over their team and question marks over the captain.\u2019<\/p>\n

Broad added: \u2018You wouldn\u2019t be outlandish in thinking \u2013 it\u2019s actually not an opinion, it\u2019s a fact \u2013 it\u2019s probably the worst Australian team since 2010, when England last won, and its the best English team since 2010.<\/p>\n

\u2018So those things match up to the fact it\u2019s going to be a brilliant Ashes series.\u2019<\/p>\n

Broad is not immune to winding up Australians. He enraged an entire nation when he refused to walk for an obvious edge at a crucial moment of the Trent Bridge Test in 2013, and claimed that the 2021-22 Ashes was a \u2018void series\u2019 because it took place during Covid.<\/p>\n

The bowler also held a longstanding rivalry with former Australian opening batsman Warner during his career, having dismissed him an incredible 17 times in Test cricket. Across 51 innings, the left-hander only scored 424 runs against Broad at an average of just 24.94.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Broad shared his view of the two sides shortly after Warner confidently played up Australia’s chances of winning the series\u00a0\u2014 claiming it will be a whitewash in the hosts’ favour if injury-hit captain Pat Cummins is available.<\/p>\n

‘If Cummo is not there, I think Australia win 3-1. If Cummo is there, it’s 4-0. I think England will win the first Test if Cummo is not playing,’ he said.<\/p>\n

‘The Australian way will prevail because we’re playing for the Ashes and they’re playing for a moral victory. I had the fortunate privilege to share a change room with Stokes when he was younger, and he has evolved into a serious cricketer and a fantastic leader.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Broad <\/p>\n

Broad held a long-term rivalry with Warner during his career, dismissing him 17 times in Tests<\/p>\n

\"Warner <\/p>\n

Warner thinks Australia will win 4-0 against the visitors so long as Pat Cummins is passed fit<\/p>\n

‘I think if we can not sort of poke that bear and get him up and about, I think that will help the Australians enormously.’<\/p>\n

Despite Warner’s confidence, Broad has questioned Australia’s set-up with just over a month to go before the first Test gets under way in Perth.<\/p>\n

\u2018Australia have been so consistent for a long period of time that you just knew who was going to open the batting, who was going to bat where, what bowlers there were \u2013 and they don\u2019t have that,’ Broad added.<\/p>\n

\u2018The fact of the matter is Australia generally have to be bad to lose in Australia and England have to be very good. England have a great chance of being very good and Australia have a decent chance of being bad.<\/p>\n

\u2018I don\u2019t think anyone could argue that it\u2019s their weakest team since 2010. It\u2019s just a fact.\u2019<\/p>\n

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