The Ashes: Zak Crawley unaware of Ben Stokes’ ‘weak men’ comment.

Opener Zak Crawley indicated he was unaware of the comments made by Ben Stokes when the England captain said the dressing room was “no place for weak men”.

Stokes made the remark in several interviews following England’s defeat in the second Ashes Test to Australia earlier this month.

In the run-up to the third Test, in which England are set to be beaten to lose the series at the earliest opportunity, Stokes said he let his message “roam” among his players.

“I’ve done all the talking over the past two days that I needed to do,” the all-rounder said.

But after Crawley made 85 on day four of the third Test in Adelaide, he said: “I didn’t see that.

“I didn’t watch it and I wasn’t really looking forward to it. We take everything said in the media with a pinch of salt.”

Stokes made the “weak men” comment after England were beaten 2-0 down in Brisbane.

The England team then went on holiday to Noosa between the second and third Tests.

Ahead of this match in Adelaide, Stokes said his team had “raw” talks. The captain also asked his players to “show a little bit of dog” in their battle to stay in the series.

But Kent Crawley said the messaging from Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum remained consistent with his previous three years in charge.

“It’s been very positive, as always,” Crowley said. “[It’s] We just try to be optimistic, and play our way, with a lot of freedom. “I felt like we could do something special in this match.”