Stuart Broad has opened up on the viral moment of him in the commentary booth during England's batting collapse in the Ashes series opener.
The legendary bowler is in Australia for the summer and has joined Seven's broadcast team and found himself stuck in the middle of an ugly demise in Perth.
During the second innings, former captain Joe Root chopped onto his own stumps from a Mitchell Starc delivery as the wheels started to fall off for the tourists.
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Clearly knowing what was unfolding before his eyes, Broad immediately put his head in his hands as co-commentator Matthew Hayden wound him up inside the box.
The video has been viewed close to three million times across both the Sky Sports and Seven social media channels and now Broad has given his version of events.
"I think that was exactly how every England cricket fan felt, if I'm honest," the retired seamer told The Age following the match.
"You just wanted to close your eyes for 10 seconds and just hope it wasn't true. That got clipped up and put on social media and turned into a bit of a GIF.
"I think that's a genuine reaction and emotion, and that's why we love Ashes cricket so much because it brings that emotion out of you whether you're Australian or English.
"The game was moving every hour and you didn't know what was going to happen.
"If the cricket continues with that pace and velocity and emotion, we're in for a great summer, but England just need to grab those moments in the game slightly better."
Root's dismissal continued a gradual collapse which saw them bowled out for 164 and forcing the Australian side to chase down 205 to win the game.
What ensued was one of the most remarkable couple of hours in Ashes history as Travis Head unleashed a knock for the ages, finishing with a blistering 123 from 83 balls to give the hosts an early lead in the series inside two days of action.
Broad admitted the type of carnage caused by Head and Starc during the first Test was the type of thing he had felt throughout his career playing for England.
"I've seen it plenty of times in Australia when not just the Australian cricket team grab the game but the whole stadium does and you felt the whole energy of everything change," he said.
"And you felt a wicket was coming every single ball here. How do we calm everything down, how do you soak it all up and get back into the game?
"It's so difficult to do because you're not just facing Mitchell Starc, you're facing a 50,000 crowd and the whole energy becomes quite intimidating."
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