Ben Stokes Fires Back at Critics of England’s Training Approach: ‘There’s a Reason as to Why We Do It’

England Test captain Ben Stokes has slammed back at the critics questioning his team’s training methods. He called the criticism “utter rubbish”. The England Cricket Team was criticised by several cricket experts for being more focused on playing golf instead of training.

England crashed out of the Champions Trophy before making the semi-finals due to having a poor run in the white-ball format. The unsatisfactory performance led to Jos Buttler’s resignation as white-ball captain.

Stokes Defends His Team

England all-rounder Ben Stokes has come out in the defence of his team, saying people outside the team often misunderstand. He also stated that everyone on the team takes training seriously.

“When you hear comments saying we don’t train hard enough, we’re more bothered about golf, we don’t work hard enough, it’s just complete and utter rubbish. You’re not going to be able to be an international sportsman for a long period of time if you don’t have a work ethic, and everyone that walks into the Test team, the white-ball team, their work ethic is incredible,” Stokes told Sky Sports.

Former cricketers Ravi Shastri and Kevin Pietersen slammed the England squad for not training properly.

The test skipper defended his team, saying that there is a reason for everything the management does.

“They’re professional athletes, it’s their job. There’s reasons as to why we do things in the way that we do it, and those reasons are for us to speak about together in the dressing room. There is a reason to everything that we do,” he added.

“What we try and do is take any extra added pressure off the shoulders of people. When you see us doing certain things that people might think, why are we doing that, there’s a reason as to why we do it,” said Stokes.

Stokes’ Return

Stokes was away from cricket due to a hamstring injury, However, he has recovered and will return to his role in the team.

“In terms of my role as a player, that full seamer, batting at six, trying to dominate every situation I find myself, whether I’ve got a bat or ball in my hand, is what I want to get back doing out on the field, on the biggest stage. I know I’ve done it before, it’s something I’m very confident in myself I can do,” said Stokes.

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