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australian wicketkeeper alex carey Said England After this it will be “wait and see” stuart broad It has been claimed that the tourists will face the “worst” Australia team since 2010 in the upcoming Ashes.
Broad helped to intensify the war of words before the start of the first Test. Perth In response to former Australian opener on 21 November david warner Prediction of a 4-0 win for the hosts.
“You wouldn’t be surprised to think – it’s not really an opinion, it’s a fact – this is probably the worst Australian team since 2010 when England last won, and this is the best English team since 2010,” Broad said on the BBC’s For the Love of Cricket podcast.
Carey told reporters that an “experienced” Australian team would come prepared for the competition.
“Is that what he said? We’ll wait and see,” Carey said.
“We’ve got a really experienced cricket team that has had a lot of success over the last three, four years, five years under Patty Cummins.
“Winning the World Test Championship, retaining the Ashes there and making another World Test Championship last year was a great testament to the success of this team.
“Everyone has played against Stuart in the past and we know what a huge competitor he is and how much he has done for Test cricket.
“When you see the players changing in the media, they are absolutely open with their opinions and the playing group doesn’t make any comments against anyone.”
Broad retired after the 2023 Ashes series in England, when Australia captured the vase after the series ended 2–2.
He was a member of the England team when they last retained the Ashes in Australia in 2010–2011 with a 3–1 win under captain Andrew Strauss.
“It is very, very difficult to win in Australia as an England team or any team,” Broad said.
“Australia would have to be massive favourites. The question really was ‘which team is under the most pressure?’. Well, Australia are under the most pressure because they are expected to win. They are brilliant on home soil.
“But there are question marks on their team and there are question marks on the captain (Pat Cummins).”
Australia captain Pat Cummins will miss the first Ashes Test as Cricket Australia confirmed that the 32-year-old fast bowler has not recovered from a back injury in time.
In Cummins’s absence, former captain Steve Smith will captain Australia.