Former England fast bowler Stuart Broad believes Australia are heading into this year's Ashes with their weakest side in over a decade, describing the current squad as "probably the worst Australian team since 2010".

Broad's remarks came in response to David Warner's recent prediction that England would lose the series 4-0 in Australia.

England last won an Ashes series down under in 2010-11 — a campaign Broad was part of — but have since endured a miserable run of results, suffering defeats of 5-0, 4-0 and 4-0 in the three tours that followed.

The upcoming Ashes series will be the first since Broad announced his retirement from Test cricket in 2023, following a 2-2 series draw in England.

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Speaking on the For the Love of Cricket podcast, Broad acknowledged how hard it is to triumph in Australia, calling it "very, very difficult to win in Australia as an England side, or any side".

"Australia have to be massive favourites," he said. "The question really was, 'Which team's under the most pressure?'

"Well, Australia are under the most pressure because they're expected to win. They're brilliant at home. But they've got question marks over their team and question marks over [the fitness of] captain [Pat Cummins].

"You wouldn’t be outlandish in thinking — it's actually not an opinion, it's a fact — it's probably the worst Australian team since 2010, when England last won, and it's the best English team since 2010.

"So those things match up to the fact it’s going to be a brilliant Ashes series."

Australia's preparations have been complicated by the uncertainty over skipper Pat Cummins, who has not played since July due to a back injury and recently admitted he is "less likely than likely" to feature in the opening Test in Perth on November 21. 

"Australia have been so consistent for a long period of time that you just knew who was going to open the batting, who was going to bat where, what bowlers there were — and they don't have that," Broad added.

"It's very much a similar situation to 2010-2011 when England went and won there."