“It’s a game of cricket, not war”: When Stuart Broad rubbished David Warner’s ‘Hate & War’ comments during Ashes 2017-18

The Ashes is one of the most thrilling cricketing rivalries, and we have seen heated clashes between English and Australian players. In the 2017-18 season, England travelled to Australia for the Ashes, and even before the series began, Australian batter David Warner started a battle of words.

Ahead of the series, Warner called it a war, and how he always tries his best to dislike a player so that he can get on top of him. Warne insisted that after stepping on the line, it is no more a normal cricket match. The Australian southpaw also said he actually feels hatred when he plays against England.

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“As soon as you step on that line it’s war,” Warner said on ABC Grandstand.

“You try and get into a battle as quick as you can. I try and look in the opposition’s eyes and try and work out: ‘How can I dislike this player? How can I get on top of him?’

When Stuart Broad rubbished David Warner’s ‘Hate & War’ comments

The comments of Warner were not taken in a good way by the England players, and Stuart Broad rubbished all the comments of Warner by saying that this is just a game of cricket and not any kind of War. When Broad visited Australia in 2013-14, Australian coach Darren Lehmann asked the crowd to heckle Broad.

“I don’t have to hate them, It’s a game of cricket, not war,” he told the London Daily Telegraph.

The Ashes 2017-18 was dominated by the Australian team, where they won the series by 4-0. Warner had a terrific series, he scored 441 runs at 63.00 with the help of one century and three half-centuries. Broad, on the other hand, could just scalp 11 wickets in 5 matches of the series.

In Test cricket, Broad has a really good record against Warner. In 45 Test innings, Warner has scored 389 runs against the English pacer, where Broad has managed to get his wicket 14 times.