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Stuart Broad on his viral moment in the commentary box in the 1st Ashes Test: ‘Close my eyes and just pray that it wasn’t actually happening’ | Cricket News

Stuart Broad on his viral moment in the commentary box in the 1st Ashes Test: ‘Close my eyes and just pray that it wasn’t actually happening’ | Cricket News

Coming out of the 1st Test at Perth, the Ashes found its first noteworthy viral moment from the commentary box where former England pacer Stuart Broad had closed his eyes as the Three Lions kept losing wickets against Australia. Broad had an expression of disbelief and closed his eyes and prayed that the England collapse turned out to be a bad dream. “It’s what Test cricket does. It sort of brings all your emotions out and it was that period of commentary where we lost 4 in the blink of an eye. And when Rooty chopped on, it was just a natural reaction for me was to close my eyes and just pray that it wasn’t actually happening. If I close them, maybe it wasn’t actually happening. Can we just soak up a little bit of pressure somehow,” Broad opened up on Sky Cricket about the moment after England were thrashed by the hosts by 8 wickets. “I have been there loads of time before in Australia, we all would have been where they just …