Aussie great Brad Haddin says the mixed messaging out of the England camp tells him Ben Stokes’ team isn’t on the same page.
Travis Head revealed on Willow Talk that Jonny Bairstow admitted he would have stumped Head in a similar fashion to his own controversial dismissal at Lord’s.
And Haddin says those words and actions go against England captain Ben Stokes and that sounds like the team isn’t singing from the same hymn sheet.
LISTEN TO TRAVIS HEAD TAKE YOU OUT INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE LORD’S TEST AND BRAD HADDIN’S REACTION ON WILLOW TALK:
“All of sudden, it looks to me that England are starting to second guess their game style,” Haddin tells Willow Talk.
“They’re talking a lot about the Spirit of Cricket … let’s put all that aside.
“They’re not playing as a team at the moment.”
Speaking exclusively to Willow Talk, Head reveals what happened in the lead-up to the Jonny Bairstow dismissal, what was said between Ben Stokes, Stuart Broad, Pat Cummins and the Aussies and, crucially, how Bairstow admitted he would have done the same thing in a similar situation in first Test at Edgbaston.
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