Ashes 2015: Stuart Broad wants the ruthless tag for the English side

Ashes 2015: Stuart Broad wants the ruthless tag for the English side: Now that the Ashes 2015 is all set for the final hammering on the nail with the 5th Test of the series scheduled to begin at the Kia Oval from Thursday. The belligerent English side has already wrapped up the series with an inaccessible lead of 3-1 in the 5-match Test series. They have regained the beloved Urn after their dismal performance in the Ashes 2013/14.

The protagonist of the Trent Bridge Test, Stuart Broad who ripped apart the Australian’s with his eight-for in the 1^st innings revealed about the mood of the English camp ahead of the 5^th and final Ashes Test match.

Stuart Broad said,”Cooky called us all on Tuesday, to say: ‘Let’s make sure we turn up knowing that we’re in a battle and that we want to start again, Because I’ve got a burning desire for this to be 4-1.Certainly those of us involved in that 5-0 loss (in 2013-14) feel that determination to make this a good week. Australia are ruthless when they get on top. We want that same tag. No one wants us to be an enjoyable team to play against, and we want to hammer that home. I was not surprised that he called because he has been so switched on for the past eight months. We were in the middle of our little week off and he was sat on his farm thinking about it, wanting to make sure everyone was on the money.”

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Broad also opened up about the communication gap which was prevailing between the current crop of England players and former English players like Michael Vaughan and Ian Botham. He revealed how theories of Peter Moores and Andrew Strauss have changed the equation between the current and ex-players.

The pacer said, “He (Cook) admitted after Trent Bridge that his stubbornness sometimes got the better of him. He has been talking a lot more to ex-players about captaincy and learning from people. I think we went through a period as a team when we wouldn’t speak to any of our ex-players and it was like us versus them. This new open theory, started by (former coach Peter) ‘Moores’ and with (director Andrew) Strauss carrying it on, has helped. Go to (Michael) Vaughan in the morning and say ‘What do you reckon here?’ He tells you – and that can set your mind at rest. And the way Beefy has been coming over and encouraging people – I’d played for six or seven years and never really spoken to Beefy. Now he is coming over to the team and going, ‘Come on, boys, let’s get this done today.’ That gives you a huge lift.”

In the 5^th Ashes Test it is likely that James Anderson will make a return to the final XI after he missed the Trent Bridge Test due to an injury.