<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/ashes-skipper-ben-stokes-opens-up-on-england-team-being-labelled-arrogant-23605544" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Ben Stokes</a> and Steve Smith agreed on Saturday a Test match ending in two days was &ldquo;not want you want&rdquo;.
&ldquo;When you go out there and you&rsquo;re faced with those conditions, you&rsquo;ve got to crack on and deal with it,&rdquo; said England skipper Stokes.&nbsp;
Australian captain <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/ashes-australia-announce-playing-xii-for-boxing-day-test-steve-smith-replaces-pat-cummins-as-captain-23609248" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Smith</a> said the 10mm depth of grass made it difficult for batting with too much sideways movement off the seam for the bowlers. &ldquo;It was tricky. No one could really get in. I think when you see 36 wickets across two days, that&rsquo;s probably too much,&rdquo; he said.
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Ben Stokes and Steve Smith agreed on Saturday a Test match ending in two days was “not want you want”; Australian captain Smith said the 10mm depth of grass

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“When you go out there and you’re faced with those conditions, you’ve got to crack on and deal with it,” said England skipper Stokes.

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