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ben stokes have pushed back against Michelle JohnsonAhead of the second Ashes Test, there are allegations that the England team is “arrogant”.
England suffered a loss Shocking two-day defeat in the opening Test in PerthAnd next week’s pink-ball day-night match in Brisbane requires an almighty response.
but their preparation second test The disastrous second day in Perth has also been scrutinized as well as his decision not to send key bowlers and batsmen to play in the pink-ball practice match in Canberra.
England have instead opted to train in the nets for five days ahead of the crucial clash at the Gabba.
Former Australia fast bowler Mitchell Johnson slammed him as “arrogant” in a strongly worded column west australian The newspaper had previously branded Stokes “arrogant Captain Complainer” upon his arrival at the airport.
Speaking ahead of England’s first training session in Brisbane, Stokes hit out at those who had questioned his team’s character.
He said, “I think the egos may go away to some extent, but that’s okay. We will deal with the difficult ones with ease.” “Call us whatever you want. I would prefer a word like ‘rubbish’, but ‘arrogant’, I’m not so sure about that. We didn’t have the Test match we wanted but we were great during that game.”
Fans who had stayed late from the UK and thousands who had made the long journey down were united in disappointment and frustration as England turned their strong position at lunch on the second day into a crushing defeat in a matter of hours. And Stokes says players also feel similar pain.
He said, “It’s a results-based job that we’re in. We love our fans and we know we’ve got an incredible fan base that comes here and supports us.” “They want to see us win, we want to win, we’re absolutely desperate. They’re absolutely desperate. We’re all on the same wavelength.
“We know a lot of fans in England will be disappointed after that first defeat. But it’s a five-match series, we’ve got four games to play. We’ve lost the first match – we’re absolutely desperate to get home with that goal in mind before we even start the series, which is to win the Ashes.”
Meanwhile, former England fast bowler Stuart Broad said the second Ashes Test will be a lottery and the toss in Brisbane with the pink ball will be a key factor.
Australia have won 13 of their 14 day-night Tests and their only defeat came against the West Indies at the Gabba last year. England have won only two of their seven pink-ball matches. They have lost all three in Australia, with a 120-run defeat in Adelaide in 2017, before 275-run and 146-run defeats in Adelaide and Hobart in 2021.
Broad, who has played all of England’s pink-ball Tests so far, said, “We know the pink-ball Test, having played a few ourselves, is like a lottery.” for the love of cricket podcast.
“When you’re bowling with a brand new ball, it’s a bit about timing. In my opinion, winning the toss and batting is very important in a pink-ball Test.”
Additional reporting by agencies