Former England captain Michael Vaughan, who was leading the national side when Stuart Broad began his Test cricket journey in 2007, showered praise on the veteran pacer after his decision to retire following the Ashes series, saying “all young players aspire to achieve what he has accomplished for the national side.”

The experienced pacer will retire as England’s most prolific Ashes bowler of all-time with 151 wickets to date, trailing only Australian titans Shane Warne (195) and Glenn McGrath (157) on the all-time Ashes wickets list. Taking to social media, Vaughan paid a heartwarming tribute to the veteran seamer on his incredible career and hailed him as the “ultimate Ashes warrior”.