Fresh from The Ashes' third Test at Headingley, cricketer Stuart Broad has finally managed to take a look around his recently reopened Nottinghamshire pub, the Tap & Run, after it was destroyed by a devastating blaze. The 37-year-old has bounced back after revealing how dejected he felt witnessing the aftermath of last year's fire.
Despite the setback it has not deterred him nor business partner and former cricketer, Harry Gurney, from wanting to scale up the business over the next decade. Speaking in one of the few quiet corners of the country pub, in Upper Broughton, on a busy Tuesday lunchtime, he revealed how it was former team mate Gurney who spurred him on with his enthusiasm and determination.
Broad, who'd had to get through a game at Trent Bridge, before being able to see the damage first-hand, said: "It was tough. Harry called me about 5.15 in the morning and sent me a picture. I couldn't come during the game to see it. I came after and it was devastating. There were eight fire engines to put it out.
