Lots of positives today but the one that stands out for me is Stuart Broad in the first Ashes test. Broad has taken 5 wickets against Australia in the face of booing crowds, sledging and Brisbane newspapers saying they will not mention him. A nation arrayed against him he’s stepped up under pressure to silence the critics.

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