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England fast bowler Stuart Broad has apologised after making comments about the UK minimum wage on Twitter.

The 28-year-old tweeted: "I've heard if you earn minimum wage in England you're in the top 10% earners in the world. #stay #humble."

Broad, who is in Australia on England duty, deleted the message after angry replies from some Twitter users.

Broad then posted: "No offence meant and sorry if any taken. The hashtag was aimed at myself."

In an interview with the 91Èȱ¬, the Nottinghamshire seamer tried to explain further the reasons for his tweet.

"I didn't mean anything by it," he told Test Match Special reporter Charles Dagnall. "It was purely… I was amazed by the size of the world."

Broad is due to face India in the tri-series in Sydney on Friday.

In another post, he wrote: "Clarifying my earlier tweet, I merely wanted to emphasise my amazement at just how big the world is."

Since October 2014, the has been £6.50 an hour for adults aged 21 and over, and £5.13 for those aged 18 to 20.