The 35-year-old fast bowler, England’s second highest wicket-taker in international cricket, played in his side’s defeat in the pink-ball Test at Adelaide, but was left out of the series opener at Brisbane and the Boxing Day Test at the MCG.

In a column for the Mail on Sunday, Broad expressed his disappointment at missing out on selection for two of the first three Tests and opened up on thoughts regarding his future. England’s next Test assignment after the Ashes is a three-match series against the West Indies in March.

“As a wobble-seam bowler, I feel as though I missed out on two of the best wobble-seam pitches in Australia,” wrote Broad. “Only playing once has made this a very disappointing trip, one that has not met my personal expectations.

“The biggest frustration is losing the Ashes, being 3-0 down and feeling like I’ve not really done anything. Not being able, as an experienced player, to influence a series while it’s live is tough.

“But that is top-flight sport, and I am not the only one who will feel this way. Ollie Pope and Jonny Bairstow, guys who have played one or two games will feel the same, and it’s part and parcel of touring.

“Has it affected my hunger to play Test cricket? No. Looking at things pragmatically, I would argue that I won’t get a better chance to take wickets than at Brisbane and Melbourne. But I must be ready for my next opportunity, whether that be in Sydney, Hobart or beyond.

“There is a long time between now and the tour of the Caribbean in March and I have never been one to make emotional decisions. So I’m not going to make any spur of the moment calls on my future. I feel fit, I’ve come back from the calf injury feeling strong and I’m taking wickets in the nets. That’s all I can do given the lack of tour games and the tight schedule.”

Broad also outlined how England continue to be affected by Covid-19 and life inside bio-secure bubbles.

“This tour has taken its toll on all of us,” Broad added. “Without sounding like making excuses, we may be at the end of our mental tether with Covid.

“We are the only team that has played solid international cricket throughout the pandemic and our multi-format guys had already done 50 days in a bubble before they turned up here.

“We spent day two of the Boxing Day Test match testing for Covid and having guys moving out of their hotel rooms, away from their families, so they were no longer classed as close contacts.

“When you are faffing about with external stuff like that, it drags your focus away from where it needs to be.”