Former England fast bowler Stuart Broad has opened up about a fiery episode during the Ashes series, singling out Australia’s skipper Pat Cummins as an “absolute disgrace.” Broad’s frustration boiled over after Jonny Bairstow’s controversial stumping at Lord’s by Alex Carey, who capitalised on Bairstow’s repeated crease-straying. Broad’s comments shed light on a tense moment in the high-stakes cricket rivalry.
“As I’m walking out to bat at Lord’s and there’s boos going at the Aussies, the captain Pat Cummins is coming on to bowl so he’s walking towards me at the end of his mark, And I just looked at him and said, ‘You’re an absolute disgrace’,” Broad said on the Up Front podcast.
Pat Cummins giveback and Stuart Broad regretting his on-field behaviour
Broad recounted, “He [Cummins] said, ‘Oh yeah, you’re hardly an upkeep of the spirit of cricket’.” Cummins’ comeback alluded to the contentious incident, adding spice to their on-field exchanges.
“Then the next 10 minutes became me being very facetious and shouting in every time, which I had huge regrets about that night. I was hugely embarrassed about it but I had no real control over what I was doing,” he said.
