Broad smiles grace Britain's front-pages

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Last Updated : Aug 13 2013 | 9:20 AM IST
The grinning face of England's golden boy Stuart Broad adorned Britain's front pages today after his devastating spell of fast bowling secured Ashes glory for his team.
Broad's spell of six wickets for 20 runs in 45 balls ripped the heart out of an Australian batting line-up that was, at tea, looking well set to reach the improbable 299 run target set by England.
The Sun celebrated his exploits with the headline "Stuperhero", the Daily Mail with "Stupendous!" while the Daily Telegraph splashed "Brilliant Broad" across its back page.
The Times headline declared "Australia hit for six by Broad" and the Guardian said England was "on top of the world".
England had already retained the Ashes after drawing the third Test in Manchester, but victory at Chester-le-Street put them 3-0 up with one game to play and ensured a series victory.
The Guardian's Andy Bull called man-of-the-match Broad's display "some of the finest pace bowling in recent Ashes history".
"Broad seemed to be fuelled by anger, as if sick of the listlessness which has dogged England through much of this Test and the last," he wrote. "His nostrils were flared, his cheeks were red, his eyes wide.
"And the crowd ...Sparked into renewed life, roaring the team on towards a victory that had seemed improbable but soon became inevitable. 'He's big, he's bad, he's better than his Dad! Stuart Broad! Stuart Broad!' the Barmy Army cried."
Broad's father, Chris, scored three centuries when England won the Ashes in Australia in 1986/87.
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First Published: Aug 13 2013 | 9:20 AM IST

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