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Had I walked, we would have lost the test, admits Stuart Broad

Perth: Stuart Broad  reveals that  had he walked after edging a ball to first slip England may have lost the first Ashes Test in Nottingham and says he stands by his decision to stand his


Lehmann attempted to explain the context of his comments, which were made on a light-hearted radio programme.

'He (Lehmann) came across and said, ‘I meant it in jest' and I said, "in black and white it doesn't look like jest to me",' Broad recalled.

'He said something along the lines of, "listen to the interview" and I said, "I have far better things to do with my time", and that was about it.

'We shared a nice beer and I said, "see you in November".'

Broad claimed 22 wickets at 27.45 in the July-August series, including 11 wickets in the fourth Test at Chester-le-Street.