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Ben Stokes hits back at Steve Harmison’s criticism of England tour preparation
BEN STOKES has hit back at Steve Harmison’s criticism of England’s Test preparation for the forthcoming tour of India.
Ex-England seamer Harmison, a former Durham team-mate and close friend of Stokes, believes that arriving in India just three days before the start of a five-match series is a recipe for disaster.
He claimed the tourists would “deserve to get beat 5-0” without spending longer acclimatising to conditions, drawing a curt response from the England captain.
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