Ashes annihilation the best day of my life, exults England’s Stuart Broad

Stuart Broad described the day as a dream after taking career-best figures of eight for 15 to help England bowl out Australia for 60 on the first morning of the fourth Ashes test on Thursday.

Broad struck five times in his first four overs, claiming his 300th test victim with the third ball of the match when he had opener Chris Rogers caught at first slip by captain Alastair Cook for a duck.

“It was just one of those days you dream of, to take your 300th wicket on your home ground,” Broad said. “It was a freak day but it’s what you work hard for."

Steven Smith, on six, edged the last ball of the first over to Joe Root in the slips.

Shaun Marsh edged Broad to Ian Bell at second slip and Adam Voges was brilliantly caught one-handed by a diving Ben Stokes at gully.

Michael Clarke drove at a wide ball from Broad and was well caught above his head by Cook to give the bowler his 14th five-wicket haul tests.