Broad has had little chance to impress with the bat for England

Broad is primarily a pace bowler, but believes he can improve his batting to meet the shortage of lower order runs.

Ashley Giles played in the first two Tests in the current Ashes series because England were concerned about the length of their tail.

"I want to kick on with my batting and get to that number eight spot. That's my aim in Test cricket," he said.

The 20-year-old from Leicestershire, whose father Chris served England well as an opening bat in the 1980s, was a heavy scorer at schoolboy level before switching his attention to seam bowling.

He already has two first-class half centuries to his credit but spent little time at the crease during five one-day international appearances last summer.

Broad has been working on his batting with former Zimbabwe Test player Andy Flower during the National Academy squad's current stint in Perth.

"I want to move up the order with Leicester next year. I've been working hard on my batting in all aspects - [against] spin, pace - and I'm excited about the challenge of getting some runs next year," he told BBC Sport.

Broad is on stand-by as cover for any injuries among the seam bowlers in England's squad but is more hopeful of a chance in the triangular one-day series, also involving New Zealand, which follows the Ashes Tests.

"I've been learning a lot from the likes of Chris Tremlett and Jon Lewis on this trip and it's certainly made me a better bowler. I'm really looking forward to the next time I get into international cricket.