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‘Australia were playing cricket we were playing GOLF!’ | Ben Stokes on England’s relaxed preparation



England captain Ben Stokes highlighted the key difference in preparations ahead of the first Ashes Test on Friday and said: “‘Australia were playing cricket, we were playing golf.’

Stokes revealed his team spent a week away together ‘reconnecting as friends’ and playing golf whilst Australia took on India in the World Test Championship.

Speaking to the media on the eve of the first Ashes Test, Stokes pointed to Stuart Broad’s “incredible” record against Australia as the chief reason the veteran seamer was picked ahead of Mark Wood for Edgbaston.

Tussles with Australia have frequently brought out the best in Broad, who has taken 131 Ashes wickets in 35 Tests and 84 in 20 at home.

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32 Comments

  1. geezer looks like hes just got back from glasto after boshing k and pills for the last 5 days hahaha

  2. Guys like Ben Stokes come around once in a lifetime. Everyone questions how they go about their business until years down the line, then they realise these are the kind of people that change the way we see Sport. A renegade because he does things different from the norm but a cold, calculated genius on the cricket pitch. Wouldn't be surprised if England dominate this series. Everyone has feared the Ozzie's over the years but you play the ball not the man, mindset is everything and these guys have it by the "bucket hat load"

  3. Yeah nothing prepares you to play test cricket quite like not playing cricket (Australia 5-0)

  4. Love it to be a contest, but Smith is in the Zone, Head has no fear, and Australia’s attack has a yard of pace.

  5. England is over agressive,won't work against Australia, while australia has the perfect balance of aggressive and defensive players

  6. That's one way to describe it. Another is to say, Australia were winning the World Test Championship and you had nothing better to do than play golf.

  7. i hope they get absolutely pumped by the greatest cricketing nation to ever EXIST!!!!!!

  8. What an exciting prospect this Ashes series is, love to see us do it but I fear Aussies have too good a bowling attack, but you never know. What I do know is that I will miss Shane Warne on commentary.

  9. The Poms are talking themselves up and talking like its a newfound self belief, like its a renaissance,never seen before, well, lets see if the Aussies can upset their applecart

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