BROAD SMILES

Five-star veteran Stu fires Ashes reminder 

- DEAN WILSON

STUART BROAD etched his name into Lord’s Test history for the fifth time in his career to lay down the perfect Ashes marker.

And with the cloudy morning making way for afternoon sunshine, England’s top three batters were straight back into the groove to all but wipe out the first-innings deficit in half the time.

A 20th five-wicket haul for Broad was the ideal way to remind both captain and coach that when it comes to white line fever, there are few better in the business than this ultra-competitive 36-year-old.