Ashes verbal duel truly on - Ex-England pacer Broad calls Australia 'weakest since 2010'
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Ashes verbal duel truly on - Broad calls Australia 'weakest since 2010' Photograph: (AFP)
The England side, however, looks strong now that extreme pacers Mark Wood and Jofra Archer are both fit and raring to go. The last time England won the Ashes in 2015 and it was in 2011 when they did it in Australia.
The Ashes 2026 verbal duels are truly on with former England pacer Stuart Broad calling the current Australian team the weakest since 2010. The comments come on the back of uncertainty over second opener along with Usman Khawaja and skipper Pat Cummins unlikely to play the opening Test in Perth. The England side, however, looks strong now that extreme pacers Mark Wood and Jofra Archer are both fit and raring to go. The last time England won the Ashes in 2015 and it was in 2011 when they did it in Australia.
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"It's probably the worst Australian team since 2010 when England last won, and it's the best English team since 2010," Broad said on his BBC Podcast For The Love of Cricket hosted with Jos Buttler. "It's actually not an opinion, it's fact. So those things match up to the fact it's going to be a brilliant Ashes series. So I don't think anyone could argue that it's their weakest team since 2010."
As for Australia, it was David Warner who said England are playing for 'moral victory' and has backed Sam Konstas for the opener's role in the marquee series.
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England's best batter Joe Root has never hit a Test hundred in Australia and he's currently the format' second highest run scorer. While Aussie Matthew Hayden has backed the England batter to end the drought this time, Root isn't too unfazed by the comments. The former England skipper, however, acknowledges that him scoring runs gives the team best chance to win the series. England's last Test series was against a young India at home which they were not able to win and had to be content with a 2-2 draw in the five-match series.
