David Warner and Stuart Broad start the 2025 Ashes with a Verbal Spat

Anupam Pandey

The heat for the Ashes has already begun between England and Australia. Recently, David Warner made some bold predictions for Australia's win. And soon after that, Stuart Broad responded with some critical statements.

David Warner and Stuart Broad start the 2025 Ashes with a Verbal Spat.

The heat for the Ashes has already begun between England and Australia. Recently, David Warner made some bold predictions for Australia's win. And soon after that, Stuart Broad responded with some critical statements.

The Ashes is still more than a month away from beginning. But the verbal war between players of both countries has already started. Recently, David Warner made some bold predictions for Australia in the upcoming Ashes. His words might have been noticed by

With all the former players and analysts reacting, Stuart Broad could not stay behind. He also made some bold predictions favouring England for the series. But his statements also included some bold remarks, as he called the Australian team weak. Broad also talked about the last time England had won the Ashes in 2010.

With Stuart Broad predicting a 4-0 win for England, Warner predicts a 4-0 win for Australia in the series.

1. David Warner’s Statement

The war of words for the Ashes started with David Warner. Ahead of the series, he was present at the Fox Cricket's season launch. Questions were asked about how he would be hoping for the Australian team to perform in the Ashes. Along with that, Warner was also asked

David Warner favoured the Australian side for the series. But he made a comment towards the English team. Warner said that England would be playing in Australia just for a moral victory. On the other hand, he also remarked that Australia will be playing the series to win.

The former Australian cricketer also made a bold prediction for the series that Australia will win by 4-0. He said that one of the Test matches is expected to be a washout, which could be in the Sydney Test. Still, the statements made by Warner about England playing for moral victory made it go viral.

2. Stuart Broad’s Reply

Stuart Broad, the former English pacer, didn't take time to respond to the statements made by David Warner. Since Warner called England to play for a moral victory, Broad decided to give a befitting reply to the same. He had a podcast on ‘For The Love of Cricket’

Stuart Broad took a dig at the entire Australian team by saying that this is the worst team they have had since 2010. He also remarked that 2010 was the last time England was able to win the Ashes over Australia. With this, he hinted that his team would be able to secure another win this time.

Along with that, from also praised the squad strength of England. He said that the current English team is the strongest since 2010. Although he did not make any prediction of what the score could be, he said that the upcoming Ashes will be a brilliant series.

3. The Ashes 2010/11

Stuart Broad talked about The Ashes 2010/11, which was the last time England won the series in Australia. It was a historic win for the team, as they were able to defeat Australia at its own ground by 3-1. England did not just win games in this series; they won by a big margin.

The Ashes 2010/11.
Pic Source: ESPNcricinfo

At that time, the team was spearheaded by players such as James Anderson, Kevin Pietersen, Paul Collingwood, Alastair Cook, and many more. All three of the wins secured by England in this series were by a margin of an innings or more. This showcased the dominance their line-up brought in that series.

With Stuart Broad saying that the current line-up is even stronger than 2010, fans await to see whether the team will be able to script the same win this time or not. Broad also said that it would be very bad for the Australian team to lose in their own home ground, hinting that fans might watch the Ashes 2010/11 again.

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