Stuart Broad is refusing to rise to Australia opener David Warner's declaration of "war" ahead of next month's Ashes
Stuart Broad is refusing to rise to Australia opener David Warner's declaration of "war" ahead of next month's Ashes.
Warner said earlier this month he would "dig deep to get some hatred" for the England team ahead of the series, adding: "As soon as you step on that line it's war."
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England pacer Stuart Broad
Like Warner, Broad is familiar with the hostilities of the old rivalry but as England prepare to head Down Under, he is keeping calm.
"I don't have to hate them," he told the Daily Telegraph. "It's a game of cricket, not war."
The Australian public, urged on by coach Darren Lehmann, heckled Broad throughout the 2013-14 series over his failure to walk for a clear nick in the preceding summer's rubber -- during which Warner was the designated villain after throwing a pre-series punch at England's Joe Root.
Broad said: "Actually I loved that trip, I liked the pantomime villain stuff. As a cricketer it was as close as you get to being a footballer playing away from home. (Lehmann) needed something to unite the public and media behind the Australian side and he chose me."
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