‘call Us Rubbish’: Ben Stokes Hits Back At Claims That England Approach Is ‘arrogant’

Ben Stokes has accepted nan disapproval that followed his England side’s two-day conclusion successful Perth arsenic portion of being successful nan results business but said he draws a statement astatine nan conception his players were “arrogant” successful their approach.

That peculiar connection was utilized by erstwhile Australia accelerated bowler Mitchell Johnson successful a strongly-worded file for nan West Australian newspaper and has been a taxable of nan wider reaction.

The mostly of England players sitting retired a two-day circuit lucifer successful Canberra this week in favour of other training successful Brisbane only added substance to nan fire.

Perceptions tin only beryllium genuinely changed retired successful nan mediate but the size of nan task up of England is now considerable. This much-hyped Ashes bid resumes pinch a day-night 2nd Test that gets underway connected Thursday astatine nan Gabba – a crushed that past witnessed an England triumph backmost successful 1986.

“I deliberation arrogant mightiness beryllium a small spot excessively far, but that’s OK,” said Stokes, earlier England began training pinch nan pinkish Kookaburra shot astatine Allan Border Field successful Brisbane connected Saturday morning.

“We’ll return nan unsmooth pinch nan smooth. You tin telephone america rubbish, telephone america immoderate you want to. I’d alternatively words for illustration ‘rubbish’, but ‘arrogant’ ... I’m not truthful judge astir that.

“We didn’t person nan Test lucifer that we wanted to, but we were awesome successful passages of that game.”

Asked astir nan guidance from supporters, some nan thousands who person made nan travel to Australia and those astatine location watching done nan night, Stokes replied: “It’s a results-based occupation that we’re in. We emotion our fans.