England all-rounder Ben Stokes expects a vocal and aggressive Australia in the second Ashes Test starting Thursday.
ADVERTISEMENT
Ben Stokes expects Australia response in second Ashes Test against England
Australia are likely to be more aggressive in the second Ashes Test, according to England all-rounder Ben Stokes.
___3974822___https:______static.pulse.com.gh___webservice___escenic___binary___3974822___2015___7___15___17___benstokes-cropped_kd4koecs6chf15xqfa88etlt8_1
Recommended articles
Darren Lehmann's team, favourites heading in, were thrashed by 169 runs in the series opener in Cardiff inside four days.
Stokes, who made 52 and 42 and took a wicket at Sophia Gardens, believe the tourists will be a far different team at Lord's.
"There wasn"t hardly as much said in Cardiff as there was in Australia. I"m not quite sure why," he said.
ADVERTISEMENT
"Maybe the match referee had a word with the two captains, I"m not sure. But I think it might be a bit different here.
"Australia are 1-0 down and they"ll want to get some revenge on us because we obviously beat them in four days, which was probably a shock to them.
"This game might be played in a different way but hopefully it won"t overstep the line."
Stokes also played down comparisons to great England all-rounders Andrew Flintoff and Ian Botham.
The 24-year-old said he wanted to make a name in his own right.
ADVERTISEMENT
"I'm Ben Stokes. I'm not Flintoff, or Botham," he said.
"Being an all-rounder, you're probably going to get compared to the Bothams and the Flintoffs - as I have done recently.
"I'm not looking to emulate them. I'm just going to go about my cricket in the way I want to do it."
JOIN OUR PULSE COMMUNITY!
ADVERTISEMENT
Eyewitness? Submit your stories now via social or:
Email: eyewitness@pulse.com.gh
Recommended articles
Video: Watch how the Black Starlets beat Serbia 5-1 in the UEFA U-16 tournament
Kurt Okraku’s administration is the best ever in Ghana’s history – Mohammed Polo
The Intersection of Enthusiasm: United Kingdom's local motorsports and Ghana's rising stars
Video: Watch Fatawu Issahaku’s hat trick in Leicester City’s win against Southampton
RTU suspends coach Abdulai Mumin over match-fixing allegations
Hearts of Oak are better off playing with an empty post than using Richard Attah – Taylor
Sorry for causing you a lot of pain – Dr. Prosper Ogum apologizes to Kotoko fans
Govt hasn't paid us – African Games gold medalist Winnifred Ntumi 'cries' out
