ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən wˌaɪlst ɐ blˈækbɜːn plˈeɪɚ, bɹˈuːmz wʌz kˈæpt twˈaɪs ˈiːtʃ baɪ ðɪ ˈɪŋɡlənd jˈuː twˈɛnti ænd ˈɪŋɡlənd jˈuː twˈɛnti wˈʌn sˈaɪdz.
In 1997 whilst a Blackburn player, Broomes was capped twice each by the England U20 and England U21 sides.