Ashes 2023: I Don't Believe That England Aren't Results Driven - Ricky Ponting Makes A Huge Statement

Australia would be delighted after pulling off a heist in the 1st Ashes Test match. Ricky Ponting said that the Ashes 2023 would be the biggest challenge for skipper Ben Stokes. Ricky Ponting stated that England care about losing the match.

Head coach Brendon McCullum & skipper Ben Stokes would be regretting their batting approach in the 2nd innings when the batters fell like a pack of cards. The side needs someone apart from Ben Stokes & Joe Root which would provide stability to the team.

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Australia showed why they are the World Test Champions as chasing 281 is quite a tough task and we should not forget that Australia doesn’t bat deep as compared to England’s batting lineup.

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Aussies perhaps might bring back the lethal speedster Mitchell Starc into the playing 11 as the pacer was rested to manage his workload. Starc can be used as a secret weapon by the management.

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It looks unlikely that there would be changes in England’s camp. England will have to reconsider their ultra-attacking approach as the Aussies have come well prepared we can expect a cracker of the 2nd Test match on 28th June at Lord’s

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England do care about losing – Ricky Ponting

Ricky Ponting was having an interaction with ICC and stated that the Ben Stokes-led side is quite results driven. Ricky Ponting pointed out that Ben Stokes said that his players are in pieces after the defeat against Australia in the opening Test match.

“I’ve heard them say that before, that they’re not ‘results driven,’ but I don’t believe that for a second. This is an Ashes series, this is the biggest challenge that Ben Stokes has had in his career as a captain. I’m not copping that,” said Ricky Ponting.

“I mean, if they’re not results driven, they wouldn’t be disappointed at all about losing. And it seemed to me last night, and he [Stokes] said it, that all his players were in pieces at the end of that game,” he stated.

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“So that means to me that they do care about losing, and you should. Winning Test matches is not an easy thing to do, and winning an Ashes Test is not easy,” he added.

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