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Key Takeaways
- 1📊 Broad: 67 wickets at 26.67 in 15 Bazball Tests
- 2🏆 Defends squad post 4-1 Ashes 2025-26 loss
- 3💡 Players own role in dodging negative headlines
- 4🔮 England eyes disciplined rebuild for future
"Former England seamer defends old team-mates but admits they could have done more to avoid controversy"
Stuart Broad staunchly defends the current England Test side, insisting no deep-rooted drinking culture exists despite Ashes 2025-26 backlash. The retired seamer, pivotal in Bazball's rise with 67 wickets at 26.67 across 15 Tests till 2023, admits players could have dodged the 4-1 defeat headlines.
Post-Oval retirement, Broad stays squad-close, reflecting on naive missteps that wrecked Ashes ambitions. At 39, he backs old teammates while urging sharper off-field smarts—echoing India's disciplined Men in Blue approach under pressure.
Bazball Legacy Under Fire
England's post-Ashes scrutiny hit hard, but Broad sees no systemic booze problem, just avoidable controversy. His Bazball haul reminds fans of glory days squaring series at home. As England rebuilds, Broad's voice carries weight for young pacers eyeing subcontinent tours.
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