England's Stuart Broad "enjoyed" being booed

Broad "enjoyed" being booed

England bowler Stuart Broad has said that he "enjoyed" the jeers he received from the Australia fans on Thursday.

The 27-year-old was booed on the first day of the first Ashes Test at The Gabba in Brisbane, but finished with figures of 5-65.

"There has been a lot of build-up and talk but we put everything else aside and after losing the toss to get eight wickets in the day we put ourselves in a strong position," BBC Sport quotes him as saying.

"I had prepared myself for some boos and I quite enjoyed it! The Aussies are good sports fans they like to give the opponents some stick but they respect good sport."

Australia finished the day on 273-8.

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