The Ashes 2023: Stuart Broad to retire after conclusion of series

England bowler Stuart Broad says helium volition discontinue aft the decision of the 5th Ashes Test astatine The Oval.

England reached 389-9 connected time 3 of the bid finale, starring by 377.

If they implicit triumph implicit the last 2 days they volition gully the bid 2-2, denying Australia a archetypal Ashes triumph successful England since 2001.

Broad has taken 20 wickets successful the bid and has admitted his ain astonishment astatine being acceptable to play successful each 5 Tests which person been played successful conscionable six weeks.

Broad made his debut against Sri Lanka successful December 2007. Last week during the 4th Ashes Test successful Manchester, helium became conscionable the 2nd gait bowler aft Anderson to instrumentality 600 Test wickets.

He besides played 121 one-day internationals and 56 T20s - starring the T20 broadside betwixt 2011 and 2014 - though has solely played the Test format since 2016.

Broad has been 1 of England's large performers successful Ashes cricket, taking a grounds 151 Test wickets against Australia.

He took 8-15 astatine Trent Bridge against Australia successful 2015 - 1 of a fig of superb wicket-taking spells that person defined his career.

He besides took 5-5 successful conscionable 5.1 overs against India astatine the aforesaid crushed successful 2011, including his archetypal Test lucifer hat-trick arsenic MS Dhoni, Harbhajan Singh and Praveen Kumar fell successful successive deliveries.

Against South Africa successful 2016, helium claimed a singular 5-1 successful 31 balls.

More to follow.