• 2 years ago
England bowler Stuart Broad will retire from Test cricket following the Ashes.

The 37-year-old made the announcement at stumps on day three of the final Test against Australia at the Kia Oval.

Broad has taken 602 wickets in 167 Tests, making him the second most successful paceman in Test history behind team-mate James Anderson.
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00:28 >> I knew deep down that I wanted to finish playing cricket
00:32 at the very top, and part of me wanted to know
00:36 that I could still do it when I eventually stopped.
00:39 They eventually stopped me.
00:40 But so I think I've had a love affair
00:45 with the Ashes my whole life, and the thought of being able
00:49 to bowl my last ball and face my last ball
00:52 versus Australia is something that fills me with joy, so.
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