Root’s Best Innings? Brilliant Ashes 100 Saves England on Gripping First Day in Brisbane

As Australia wrap up victory inside four days in Brisbane to take a 2-0 Ashes lead, Stuart Broad and Jos Buttler draw crumbs of comfort from Ben Stokes’s final-day batting performance. Former Australia opener Matt Hayden questions the desire of England’s bowlers and Broady interviews England coach Brendon McCullum as he tries to rally his team for the must-win third Test. As he heads home for a mid-series breather, Broady reflects on his time down under having endeared himself to the Aussie public. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Broady and Jos lick their wounds and try to make sense of a devastating day for England at the Gabba. They offer unique insight into the England dressing-room when an Ashes tour is unravelling and praise Australia for seizing the big moments in the Test match. Plus, Broady reveals the affectionate serenade he received from the Brisbane crowd when he walked across the outfield with Sir Ian Botham. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jos and Broady tell us exactly what it feels like to drop a catch in a crucial Ashes Test as England let five chances slip at the Gabba. They relive the highs and lows of a draining day in the field and give their views on how England can fight back. Broady reveals his Joe Root misunderstanding – and his recent catch-up with a certain David Warner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Stuart Broad and Jos Buttler pay tribute to their friend and team-mate Joe Root after he scores his first Ashes century in Australia at the Gabba. They discuss the genius of Mitchell Starc and why Harry Brook could learn from another England maverick Kevin Pietersen. Alex Carey’s keeping masterclass, Ben Stokes’s run-out and Nathan Lyon’s shock omission are all covered in the definitive Ashes round-up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aussie greats Brad Haddin and Alyssa Healy from the Willow Talk podcast join Stuart Broad to look ahead to the second Ashes Test in Brisbane. Healy says husband Mitchell Starc is ‘licking his lips’ at the prospect of bowling to England with a pink ball as Australia target a 2-0 lead. Haddin and Broady relive the infamous walking controversy from Trent Bridge in 2013 and the Alex Carey stumping at Lord’s in 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Broady takes a break from his Aussie adventures to catch up with Jos and answer your questions on the Ashes. Should Jamie Smith bat above Ben Stokes? What is the pink ball like to bowl with? And which three Aussies would Jos and Broady like to go for a beer with? Plus, big match preparation tips, facing the short ball – and what’s the most fun Jos has ever had on a cricket pitch? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

England’s front man Mark Wood sits down with Broady to reflect on the Perth carnage. Woody takes you inside the England dressing room straight after Travis Head’s heroics. He shares the raw disappointment the team felt and plans to turn it around between now and the second Test in Brisbane. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Stuart Broad and Jos Buttler try to make sense of Australia’s two-day win in the first Ashes Test in Perth. They marvel at the batting of Travis Head and the bowling of Mitchell Starc in a ruthless Australia display. How do England bounce back? With their inside knowledge of captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum, Jos and Broady give their views. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Stuart Broad and Jos Buttler react to a barely believable opening day of the Ashes series in Perth. They relive their emotions as England crumbled to 172 all out before roaring back to reduce Australia to 123-9 at stumps. We’re taken inside the minds of Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum, who helped England rise from the canvas to take Australia down. Hear about Broady’s early interactions with the Aussie fans and the David Brent taunts he’s been receiving since reacting to his welcome gift from Jos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Broady has landed in Perth ahead of the hotly-anticipated Ashes and shares his final thoughts with Australian cricket journalist Adam Collins. Sitting on the boundary at the Optus Stadium, they discuss final team selections, the famously pacy Perth wicket and the magnitude of that all-important first day. It’s your ideal guide to the mother of all Test series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices