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England are 3-0 down against Australia after the first three Tests in the ongoing Ashes. Ahead of the series, former England cricketer Stuart Broad called this iteration of the Australian side the worst in the last 15 years. However, despite England taking a hammering yet again, Broad stuck to his stance that this Australian side being worst.
“Do I regret saying that? No,” Broad said on his For The Love of Cricket podcast. “I did say Australia would have to play very badly and England would have to play very well. Australia haven’t played very badly and England haven’t played very well.”
“From England’s point of view, what would they have liked coming into this series?” he said. “A lot of things have gone England’s way. But England haven’t been good enough ultimately. Australia have been relentless in what they’ve done.”
“Do I think the 2013-14 [Australian team] man for man was a better side? Yes, probably still. I don’t think individually they are better than any other team since 2010-11, but they’ve been relentless in the pressure they’ve managed to put on England.”
What did Ben Stokes say?
“The dream that we came here with is now over, which is obviously incredibly disappointing. Everyone’s hurting and quite emotional about it. We’ve got two more games to go and that’s where the focus needs to switch to now. We came here with a goal in mind and we haven’t been able to achieve that. It hurts and it sucks, but we’re not going to stop,” said Ben Stokes said after the loss in Adelaide to the broadcasters.
“Australia have been able to execute things on a much more consistent basis than us with the ball, with the bat, and in the field. This game is based on how you bat, how you bowl, and how you field, and they’ve outdone us on a much higher level,” he observed.
“We’ve got two more games. We’ve got so much to play for. We’re not going to roll over and let this series drift. We’re going to leave absolutely everything out there in these last two games. We’ve got people travelling over to watch, we’ve got pride, and we’re going to give absolutely everything,” Stokes Concluded.
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