Ben Stokes unhappy with criticism from ‘has-beens’
Chief cricket reporter Stephan Shemilt speaks to England captain Ben Stokes in Perth ahead of England’s only Ashes warm-up game
England captain Ben Stokes has been speaking to the TMS pod ahead of his side’s three-day game against an England Lions team on Thursday in Perth.
He tells chief cricket reporter Stephan Shemilt how England will go "balls to the wall" in the match tomorrow after "has-beens" questioned their limited preparation in Australia.
Steph is also joined by cricket journalist Rory Dollard and the pair discuss Josh Hazlewood being cleared to join Australia's squad for the first Test and captain Pat Cummins being out.
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