Kevin Pietersen and Nasser Hussain had a heated argument after stumps on Day 1.©Twitter
Former England captain Kevin Pietersen and Nasser Hussain had a heated argument over current Three Lions skipper Ben Stokes’ decision to declare first innings at 393/8 in the first Ashes Test against Australia. Stokes called it a draw on Day 1 as Joe Root was hitting well with 121*. While Pietersen said he didn’t like it because the wicket looked flat, Hussain supported Stokes’ decision and said he wanted to see Stuart Broad bowl David Warner on Day 1.
“We talked about the statement, we thought about the statement, but two or three years ago there wouldn’t have been even a trace of a statement,” Pietersen said on Sky Sports after stumps.
“But are we surprised with this team? I don’t think we are, but I’m just a little surprised because of how flat this wicket actually is. We saw Australia bat there now and it didn’t miss the middle of the match.” bat. I didn’t like the statement,” he added.
In response to Pietersen’s comment, Hussain backed Stokes and said he was all in for the drama.
“I liked the statement because I wanted to see David Warner vs Stuart Broad. I understood the moment and the drama and I understood Stokes. Stokes was always going to do that,” Hussain joked.
After the wicket continued to fall, Root and Jonny Bairstow showed exceptional skills as their team declared their first innings at 393/8 in the ongoing first Test of Ashes here in Edgbaston on Friday.
For Australia, Nathon Lyon took four wickets and Josh Hazlewood took two. Scott Boland and Cameron Green got one wicket each.
At the time of stumps Australia’s score was 14/0 – trailing by 379 runs with David Warner (8) and Usman Khawaja (4) unbeaten in the crease.
(with ANI inputs)
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