"Feels like something a loser would say" - Twitter roasts Harry Brook for saying entertaining fans matters more than winning Ashes

Harry Brook has opined that entertaining cricket fans matters more to England than winning the Tests against Australia. The England batter made this statement during a media interaction before the start of the fifth Test of Ashes 2023 series.England failed to regain the Ashes urn at Emirates Old Trafford last week. Trailing 1-2 in the five-match series, England were in a commanding position in the Old Trafford Test before rain forced the match into a draw.With England having no chance of regaining the urn, Harry Brook mentioned that entertaining fans mattered more to his team than winning the series.“We’re not focused on winning as a side, we’re focused on making people enjoy watching and bringing Test cricket alive again,” Brook said.The part of Harry Brook's statement where he said that England were not focused on winning did not go down well with fans on Twitter. Here's how the cricket universe roasted him for his statement:Fox Cricket@FoxCricket'We’re not focused on winning as a side, we’re focused on making people enjoy watching and bringing Test cricket alive again...' 🗣Australia may have retained the #Ashes but England says it is looking at the 'bigger picture' bit.ly/453cBar pic.twitter.com/wBLSSrBgWV34119'We’re not focused on winning as a side, we’re focused on making people enjoy watching and bringing Test cricket alive again...' 🗣Australia may have retained the #Ashes but England says it is looking at the 'bigger picture' 👉 bit.ly/453cBar pic.twitter.com/wBLSSrBgWVMahi097™️@sweetjesus097@FoxCricket Feels like something a loser would say.57@FoxCricket Feels like something a loser would say.Daniel@sakes_25@FoxCricket pic.twitter.com/1zILgAUtdo23@FoxCricket pic.twitter.com/1zILgAUtdoJosh Conway@BuzzConway_@FoxCricket Are these players in a cult or something? What is wrong with them? Such bizzare chat all series. Can't confront their errors and misjudgements2334@FoxCricket Are these players in a cult or something? What is wrong with them? Such bizzare chat all series. Can't confront their errors and misjudgementsBraedyn Smith@BraedynSmith@FoxCricket They went two-nil down but said they “felt like they were in a winning position”… now they’re 2-1 down with one to play and “winning isn’t a focus”. Interesting approach10@FoxCricket They went two-nil down but said they “felt like they were in a winning position”… now they’re 2-1 down with one to play and “winning isn’t a focus”. Interesting approachThe Ian PrenderCast@ThePrenderCast@FoxCricket You can’t lose if winning doesn’t matter.Genius.124@FoxCricket You can’t lose if winning doesn’t matter.Genius.bigLegCudder@BigLegCudder@FoxCricket That's a good thought, Mr Brook!@FoxCricket That's a good thought, Mr Brook!dashs@tweet4SD@FoxCricket We enjoyed it before Bazball too @FoxCricket We enjoyed it before Bazball too 😂Guy Fenney@GuyFenney@FoxCricket As an Englishman, I wish they would have focused on winning the Ashes rather than bringing Test cricket alive again. And the series was lost on 3rd morning of 2nd Test when we went from 278-4 to 325 all out. Brooks dismissal was Bazball at its most ridiculous when calm was reqd10@FoxCricket As an Englishman, I wish they would have focused on winning the Ashes rather than bringing Test cricket alive again. And the series was lost on 3rd morning of 2nd Test when we went from 278-4 to 325 all out. Brooks dismissal was Bazball at its most ridiculous when calm was reqdJustMyThoughts@shaibal_27@FoxCricket Dance with @TheBarmyArmy@FoxCricket Dance with @TheBarmyArmyUnderSouthnKros@timheps@FoxCricket Winning helps though1@FoxCricket Winning helps thoughTransponster Jay@Jay_KD77@FoxCricket Stokes : pic.twitter.com/SMxzkwwo2e5@FoxCricket Stokes : pic.twitter.com/SMxzkwwo2eChampionBets.com.au@ChampionBetsAU@FoxCricket When exactly did Test cricket die and require these heroes to revive it?30@FoxCricket When exactly did Test cricket die and require these heroes to revive it?&quot;You can’t do anything about the weather&quot; - Harry Brook comments on the drawn match in ManchesterAs mentioned earlier, the previous Test of the Ashes 2023 series ended in a draw as rain abandoned the fifth day's play at the Emirates Old Trafford. Australia trailed by 61 runs in the second innings with only five wickets in hand at stumps on the fourth day.England Nets Session (Image: Getty)Commenting on how rain won the fourth Ashes Test match in Manchester, Brook told reporters:&quot;We were dominating the game last week so if the game had played out, I would like to think we would have won. So if we can win this week, yeah it can be a moral victory.&quot;You can’t do anything about the weather. We were dominating and had it played out, I am sure we would have won. But the rain won last week,&quot; he concluded.The fifth Test of Ashes 2023 starts tomorrow (July 27) in London, with Australia leading 2-1. The best result possible for England is a 2-2 draw. With ICC World Test Championship points on the line, England will be keen to end the series on a winning note.

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