Overview
- Speaking on Matthew Hayden’s All Over Bar the Cricket podcast, Broad called the Durban onslaught a low point he wishes never happened yet “the making of me.”
- He described poor preparation for the dead‑rubber doubleheader at Kingsmead, with only about 20 minutes between games, leaving him mentally scrambled and without a clear plan of deliveries.
- Broad says the setback led him to create a strict preparation framework he calls “warrior mode,” helping him recognize dips in performance and reset quickly.
- He reflected that the early jolt accelerated his growth, avoiding years of drift, before he built a long England career that included more than 600 Test wickets.
- Broad also highlighted resilience in others, praising Ben Stokes for rebounding after conceding four consecutive sixes in the 2016 T20 World Cup final.