Stuart Broad explains lack of emotion after bowling England to dramatic Australia win
Stuart Broad insists he wasn't emotional after England beat Australia to draw The Ashes
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Stuart Broad has revealed he wasn't emotional after bowling England to victory against Australia in the final Test of The Ashes on Monday.
The 37-year-old confirmed on Saturday that he'd be retiring from the sport.
And Broad then secured his dream ending, taking the final two Australia wickets to ensure England draw the series.
It was the least the hosts deserved, with Ben Stokes' side superior for large chunks of the series - even if they didn't manage to secure the urn.
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After the showdown, Broad spoke out.
And the veteran insisted he wasn't emotional, despite the final two wickets 'proving' how much he still loved the sport.
"I am not too emotional, to be honest," he reflected.
"Taking those last two wickets proved to me that I still loved taking wickets because I just ran around like a headless chicken. I still have that emotion and love for winning Test matches.
"To take a wicket to win an Ashes Test match being my final ball was something that will make me smile for the rest of my life.
"When the dust has settled it will sink in. It still doesn't feel massively real.
"When I told the guys I couldn't remember what I said. I didn't feel like I was in my own body; I feel a little bit like that now."
While Broad has confirmed he'll be retiring from cricket, he did have some doubts.
The icon's father Chris, speaking before his son bowled England to a sensational victory at The Oval, revealed the bowler considered a U-turn.
In the end, however, he opted to bring the curtain down on his glittering career because he feels it's the right time to try something new.
"At the start of the season, he was thinking this was going to be his last series," he told the Daily Mail.
"But once the series started, he was enjoying it so much that he was unsure.
"I think he acknowledged that in his interviews on Saturday night, when he admitted he only made the decision at 8.30pm on Friday.
"We found out at eight o'clock on Saturday morning when he phoned us to tell us that he was going to announce that this was his last game.
"Because we had already talked about it, it wasn't that emotional for me. I just thought it was sensible.
"When you think about it, it is absolutely the right thing.
"That is easy for me to say, but for him as well, he just feels that he is doing the right thing at the right time.
"It's a brave decision when you are still fit enough to play.
"But he has got to feel in his gut what the right thing to do is, and he has made that decision and I think it is the brave and correct one.
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"He loves the occasion and there is no bigger occasion than an Ashes match in England for him to be able to say goodbye. It is brilliant."
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