EIGHT FOR 15 vs AUSTRALIA, TRENT BRIDGE 2015
Broad’s finest hour. Bowling unchanged from the Pavilion End on his home ground, Broad routed Australia in the space of 57 deliveries.
He had Chris Rogers caught at slip with his third ball, and doubled up when Steve Smith also fell in his first over.
Broad finished with figures of 9.3-5-15-8, and Australia were blown away for 60 in 18.3 overs – en route to defeat by an innings & 78 runs in three days, losing the Ashes in the process.
SIX FOR 17, vs SOUTH AFRICA, JOHANNESBURG 2016
This was another Broad special. England had eked out a 10-run first-innings lead at the Wanderers, and SA openers Dean Elgar and Stiaan van Zyl appeared set to lay a solid foundation until Broad seized the moment again.
In under 10 overs, he had the first five wickets. It was Broad too who completed the rout when he had Faf du Plessis last out, caught-and-bowled, as South Africa mustered just 83.
England went on to win by seven wickets inside three days, wrapping up the series with a match to spare.
HAT-TRICKS IN 2011 AND 2014
Broad’s first hat-trick came against India five years ago in Nottingham. England were on their way to the top spot in Tests and Broad did his bit when he had MS Dhoni edging to second slip, Harbhajan Singh lbw, before bowling Praveen Kumar.
He repeated the dose three years later, against Sri Lanka at Headingley where successive departures of Kumar Sangakkara, Dinesh Chandimal and Shaminda Eranga were not enough to stop England losing the match and series.
169 vs PAKISTAN, LORD’S 2010
Broad’s only Test century was a remarkable one, despite coming in a match forevertarnished by the spot-fixing scandal.
Mohammad Amir reduced England to 102-7 before Broad began counter-attacking in a record stand of 332 with Jonathan Trott.
His is the highest score by any England number nine.
11 FOR 121, vs AUSTRALIA, CHESTER-LE-STREET 2013
The Ashes were again in Broad’s sights and he made no mistake. His five first-innings wickets restricted Australia to a 32-run lead.
The tourists appeared on track to level at 2-2 with one to play when they reached 168-2 chasing 299.
Broad had other ideas, though, finishing with six for 50 as Michael Clarke’s men lost their last eight wickets for 56.
England won the urn for the third straight time.
