With their teams engrossed in a war of words as the Ashes 2017-18 approaches, the latest to join the exchange is senior England cricketer Stuart Broad, who has claimed he does not need to ‘hate’ Australian cricketers. According to the Daily Telegraph, Broad says, “I don’t have to hate them. It’s a game of cricket, not war.”Broad was treated no less than a villain when he toured Australia for the last Ashes in 2013-14, wherein England were blanked 0-5. (Read | Darren Lehmann says he may ditch Australian cricket team’s ODI, T20 coach role)“Actually I loved that trip, I liked the pantomime villain stuff. (Lehmann) needed something to unite the public and media behind the Australian side and he chose me,” Broad said.

Source: Hindustan Times October 26, 2017 07:41 UTC