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Ben Stokes happy that things got a little heated in the England camp after Adelaide thrashing

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England all rounder Ben Stokes is happy that things got a little heated up in the England camp after the Adelaide defeat against Australia in the second Test match of the series. In his column at the Daily Mirror, Stokes wrote that he does not want to be a part of a culture where individuals sweep things under the carpet and move on. 

Stokes’ comments came in the backdrop of Root calling out the bowlers for bowling shorter lengths than required. Replying back to Root’s assessment of the Test match, James Anderson hit back at the English captain and put the blame on the English batter for not putting up enough runs on board on a flat batting pitch.

“I want to be part of a dressing room where we can have these chats when necessary and tell each other exactly what we think and where we think we can improve,” Stokes wrote for the Daily Mirror.

“It is not a blame game. It is done for the right reasons, to try and help the team get better and start winning.”

Stokes further stated that things get quite difficult in the longest format when  things do not work out for the team, but he urged his team to put the best foot forward in the do-or-die Test match at the MCG.

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