England captain Ben Stokes has warned Australia that he has requested for “fast, flat wickets” to take the assault to the Ashes holders later this yr. Stokes is hoping to guide England to their first Test sequence victory over Australia since 2015 and he believes pitch circumstances might be essential. The all-rounder needs groundsmen at Edgbaston, Lord’s, Old Trafford, Headingley and The Oval — the 5 venues staging Ashes Tests — to supply the form of fast pitches that can enable England to make use of the aggressive game-plan he has deployed with nice success since taking on as captain.

“We’ve been very clear with the ground-staff around England about what type of wickets we want and they’ve been very responsive to us, which is good,” Stokes stated on Sky Sports on Tuesday.

“We want fast, flat wickets. We want to go out there and score quickly. I’m smiling because I’m looking forward to it.

“There’s no level altering simply because we’re coming into an Ashes sequence. Every participant is aware of the Ashes is the place every little thing ramps up a bit – stress, publicity, all types of stuff – however we’ll simply hold sticking to what we do.”

Stokes has spoken frequently of his willingness to lose in pursuit of victory.

He pushed that philosophy to the brink against New Zealand in February when England lost the series decider in Wellington by one run having declared their first innings and enforced the follow-on.

A draw would have settled the series in England’s favour but Stokes said he would not settle for stalemate, even with the Ashes on the line.

“Hold me to it. Every sport I play this summer season might be to supply a end result,” he said.

“I’m not going to vary something simply because it is the Ashes. I’m not going to vary for something or any state of affairs, as a result of then I’m not being true to myself and what I’ve performed over the past yr.”

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