The English star pacer had scalped 600 wickets in the Test matches, and the 37-year-old looked to grab more during the ongoing fifth match of the Ashes at The Oval in London. On the same note, look out for his best three performances against Australia.
3. 8/15 vs Australia in Nottingham in 2015
The English pacer’s finest knock against Australia came in the fourth Test match that was played from August 6 to 8, 2015. The star bowler grabbed eight wickets during the first innings and restricted the visitors to just 60 runs. Later, while chasing, Alastair Cook’s side scored 391 runs before declaring their innings. In the subsequent innings, Michael Clarke’s side could only rack up 253 runs, which led England to win the Test by an innings and 78 runs. The legendary bowler was awarded Player of the Match following the win.
2. 6/50 vs Australia in Chester-Le-Street in 2013
His second-best knock came in the fourth Test match that was played from August 9 to 12, 2013. Notably, on that day, Alastair Cook’s side had posted 230 and 330 runs before getting all out in their respective innings. Later, while chasing, Michael Clarke’s side could rack up 270 and 224 runs and hand England a great win by 78 runs owing to wonderful bowling spells from Broad. The great bowler had scalped 5 and 6 wickets, respectively, in both innings, for which he was given the Player of the Match award.
1. 6/81 vs Australia in Brisbane in 2013
His third-best knock came during the first Test match that was played from November 21 to 24, 2014, in Brisbane. Notably, on that day, the English pacer had grabbed six wickets and restricted the home team to 295 runs in the first innings. Later, while chasing, the visitors could only rack up 136 runs before getting all out. Following this, Michael Clarke’s side scored 401 runs before declaring their second inning. England could not chase it down and collapsed for just 179 runs, losing the match.