You’ve got to hand it to Stuart Broad. As far back as his decision not to walk when he nicked Ashton Agar to slip via Brad Haddin’s gloves at Trent Bridge in 2013, Broad has known how to wind up Australians.

His pantomime display in the aftermath of Jonny Bairstow’s stumping at Lord’s in 2023 was a showstopper, firing off spiky comments in all directions. “That’s all you’ll be remembered for,” was one choice dig at Australian wicketkeeper Alex Carey.

Stuart Broad has a talent for winding up Australians.Credit: Getty Images

In Australian minds, Broad is in danger of being remembered chiefly for his words, rather than for 604 Test wickets and quartet of Ashes series wins.

It’s one of those wins that Broad used as a catalyst overnight for his latest effort at Aussie-baiting. The 2010-11 Ashes is widely seen as the high-water mark for the England team then led by Andrew Strauss. A 3-1 triumph over Australia was made even greater by the fact that each victory came by an innings margin.

Since then, England have failed to win a single Test match, let alone a series, in Australia. They were so bedraggled by a combination of Pat Cummins’ team and COVID-19 complications in 2021-22 that Broad conveniently considered........

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