Stuart Broad, who plays cricket for England, thinks that Australia’s win in a big cricket match called the Ashes doesn’t really count because there were rules in place because of Covid-19 that made it really hard to play the game properly.
Australia won 4 times against England in their own country, but one of the players from England thinks that the rules about the sickness called “coronavirus” made it harder for them to play well.
During the trip, Fast bowler Broad and his team stayed away from other people for a long time and were kept in a special place to protect them from getting sick with Covid.
Australia and England are going to play a special game called the Ashes, but last time they played, there was a big problem called Covid. Now, one of the players from England said something that might make the game even more exciting and dramatic.
Broad said that the last Ashes series was very tough, but he doesn’t think it really counts as a true Ashes.
Ashes cricket is a really important sport that amazing players play with all their heart and skill.
England have been playing better in big cricket games because of their captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendan McCullum.
Broad thinks that Australia shouldn’t copy England’s super aggressive style of playing because it doesn’t suit them.
It would be really good for us if Australia played our game. If they played a little bit different, they might make mistakes and that would be great for us.
Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne and Usman Khawaja are good at playing cricket by taking their time and getting lots of points. We want to make them feel worried that they’re not getting enough points fast enough, so they make mistakes.