Opener Zak Crawley suggested he was not aware of comments made by Ben Stokes when the England captain said his dressing room is "not a place for weak men". Stokes made the statement in multiple interviews following England's defeat in the second Ashes Test against Australia earlier this month. But after Crawley made 85 on the fourth day of the third Test in Adelaide, he said: "I didn't see that. Stokes made the "weak men" comment after England were beaten in Brisbane to go 2-0 down. Before this match in Adelaide, Stokes said his team had held "raw" conversations.

Source: BBC December 20, 2025 18:39 UTC