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Stuart Broad on James Anderson: "I'd have kept playing him".

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Broad remembers Jimmy Anderson playing a "most outrageous slog sweep" while he soaked up the Oval atmosphere.

1. The Telegraph Cricket Podcast focuses on Stuart Broad, James Anderson, England's white-ball form, and the England women's series against New Zealand. 2. Ben Wright hosts Michael Vaughan and Phil Tuffnall, with Broad joining as the former England fast bowler whose views shape the James Anderson debate. 3. The episode asks whether England should keep Anderson in the side or use the summer to build for Australia and India. 4. Vaughan and Tuffnall open with England's return to Test cricket, the West Indies series at Lord's, and Anderson's final Test at the ground. 5. The panel then reviews the T20 World Cup and says India were the worthy winners after Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Ravindra Jadeja retired from the format. 6. Vaughan singles out Jasprit Bumrah as the best white-ball bowler he has seen, pointing to his inswing, outswing, slow ball cutter, and ability to beat batters with the ball they least expect. 7. England's defeat to India in the T20 World Cup is used as evidence that the team struggles on slow, spinning pitches. 8. Vaughan argues England have been strongest on quicker or more familiar surfaces, citing the 2019 home World Cup and the 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia. 9. The discussion turns to Harry Brook, Jamie Smith, Rehan Ahmed, Gus Atkinson, Pennington, and Potts as part of the younger group that could freshen the squad. 10. On the women's side, the panel notes England beat New Zealand in the first three ODIs and the first T20, with Sophie Ecclestone, Sarah Glenn, Amy Jones, Maia Bouchier, and Nat Sciver-Brunt drawing praise. 11. Broad says retirement has been "liberating" because 20 years of fixtures, flights, buses, and training camps gave him no control over his diary. 12. He says he has not missed playing yet, but Lord's or Trent Bridge could bring back the feeling of wanting to be involved. 13. Broad explains that he chose retirement to avoid someone else ending his career after his 2022 omission in the Caribbean left him feeling "pretty down". 14. He says the Oval finish mattered because family, friends, and familiar conditions made it feel like the right ending point. 15. Broad recalls walking out with Jimmy Anderson at the Oval, watching the sunset, hearing the crowd, and seeing Anderson strike a slog sweep for four. 16. He says that moment let him enjoy the atmosphere instead of focusing on making the next delivery or keeping the innings alive. 17. Broad describes the interview style as open, detailed, and reflective, with long passages about bowling partnerships and decision-making. 18. The tone stays conversational, with Vaughan and Broad mixing humour, technical detail, and personal memory. 19. Cricket followers interested in England selection and fast-bowling insight. 20. Casual listeners without interest in England's Test and white-ball teams.

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