{"id":299835,"date":"2023-05-23T22:47:39","date_gmt":"2023-05-23T22:47:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=299835"},"modified":"2023-05-23T23:58:44","modified_gmt":"2023-05-23T23:58:44","slug":"pool-gym-golf-starc-laughs-off-void-ashes-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=299835","title":{"rendered":"'Pool, gym, golf': Starc laughs off 'void' Ashes claim"},"content":{"rendered":"

Australian bowler Mitchell Starc<\/a> has laughed off Stuart Broad's<\/a> claims the 2021\/22 Ashes series<\/a> was "void" due to England's harsh quarantine restrictions.<\/p>\n

The series was played amid COVID-19 protocols, with the England team forced to undergo 14 days of quarantine at a Gold Coast resort, which Australia won 4-0.<\/p>\n

While Australia faced their own challenges during the series, with skipper Pat Cummins missing the day-night Test in Adelaide and Travis Head testing positive for COVID-19 ahead of the New Year's Day Test, Broad, who played three Tests during the one-sided series, claimed that series did not count.<\/p>\n

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"The funniest thing out of that was they called it quarantine on the Gold Coast. I did seven of them. That was the easiest by a country mile," Starc told The Sydney Morning Herald<\/a>.<\/p>\n

"The Poms had the pool, the gym, they were in a resort on the Gold Coast, they trained at Metricon, weren't confined to their rooms and had their families there.<\/p>\n

"Was that really quarantine? They were still allowed to play golf on tour. Is that an excuse for 4-0? Dunno. It was a pretty good series to be a part of."<\/p>\n

Speaking to The Daily Mail last month, Broad said there was\ufeff "nothing harsher than the last Ashes series."<\/p>\n

"In my mind I don't class that as a real Ashes. The definition of Ashes cricket is elite sport with lots of passion and players at the top of their game.<\/p>\n

"Nothing about that series was high level performance because of the COVID restrictions. The training facilities, the travel, not being able to socialise.<\/p>\n

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"I've written it off as a void series."<\/p>\n

Australian vice-captain Steve Smith also questioned Broad's comments earlier this month, labelling his point of view "a little bit odd".<\/p>\n

"We were all there and playing so it was a little bit odd, you know? He's a nice guy and loves throwing out some good banter, so it's all part of it," Smith said.<\/p>\n

"It certainly wasn't ideal scenarios. But the whole world was going through it and we were in the middle of a pandemic, so we couldn't really complain too much.<\/p>\n

"We were actually out there being able to do what we love, so I don't really have much more to add to it."<\/p>\n

The first Ashes Test between England and Australia gets underway at Edgbaston on June 16, giving England a chance to continue their solid form since that disastrous 2021\/22 series which has seen them win nine of their 12 matches under new coach Brendon McCullum.<\/p>\n

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