Broad was so spooked he had to move rooms, claiming something or someone had turned his bathroom taps on an off during the middle of the night.
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We believe you Stuart, honest we do.
But it's you and your team-mates who are haunted by memory of those nasty Aussie cricketers who have terrorised you and your countrymen over the years – not your hotel room.
Here's our list of tap-turning suspects in room #*# at the Langham Hotel.
Mitchell Johnson – The nasty moustache-sporting left-arm quick was a right bully in the recent Ashes series. He tried to decapitate the England tail-enders with a bouncer barrage and was even under orders from skipper Michael Clarke to give poor old Jimmy Anderson a 'broken f#*@ing arm'.
Shane Warne – It all started with the 'Ball of the Century' that still torments former England skipper Mike Gatting. Then there was his dance with a stump on the balcony at Trent Bridge after winning an Ashes series. And we have to admit even Australians are still haunted by the sight of seeing Warney dancing in his hotel room dressed only in his playboy undies. There's every chance he was at the England hotel on 'other business' at the time, so Warney's our prime suspect.
Glenn McGrath – Former England opener Mike Atherton still shakes uncontrollably at the thought of McGrath charging in with the new cherry. His method wasn't quite as intimidating as Johnson's bouncer or Warney's dance moves, but the man they called 'Pigeon' terrorised England batsman for more than a decade. The beanpole took 157 wickets against the Old Enemy at an average of 20.92 and was never short of a nasty word either.
Terry Alderman – Not the most intimidating figure but he cast a spell on the ball – and the England batsmen – in the 1981 Ashes series in England. He took 42 wickets in that series with his devilish outswingers and no doubt still haunts several old England willow-wielders after dark.
Steve Waugh – The legendary Aussie captain probably inflicted more psychological damage on Pommy cricketers than anyone else. He did most of his damage with his acid tongue and his bat. His arrival as a genuine Test star in the 1989 Ashes series coincided with almost two decades of Ashes dominance. Another prime tap-turning suspect!
MORE: Poms come up with 'haunted hotel' excuse
We believe you Stuart, honest we do.
But it's you and your team-mates who are haunted by memory of those nasty Aussie cricketers who have terrorised you and your countrymen over the years – not your hotel room.
Here's our list of tap-turning suspects in room #*# at the Langham Hotel.
Mitchell Johnson – The nasty moustache-sporting left-arm quick was a right bully in the recent Ashes series. He tried to decapitate the England tail-enders with a bouncer barrage and was even under orders from skipper Michael Clarke to give poor old Jimmy Anderson a 'broken f#*@ing arm'.
Shane Warne – It all started with the 'Ball of the Century' that still torments former England skipper Mike Gatting. Then there was his dance with a stump on the balcony at Trent Bridge after winning an Ashes series. And we have to admit even Australians are still haunted by the sight of seeing Warney dancing in his hotel room dressed only in his playboy undies. There's every chance he was at the England hotel on 'other business' at the time, so Warney's our prime suspect.
Glenn McGrath – Former England opener Mike Atherton still shakes uncontrollably at the thought of McGrath charging in with the new cherry. His method wasn't quite as intimidating as Johnson's bouncer or Warney's dance moves, but the man they called 'Pigeon' terrorised England batsman for more than a decade. The beanpole took 157 wickets against the Old Enemy at an average of 20.92 and was never short of a nasty word either.
Terry Alderman – Not the most intimidating figure but he cast a spell on the ball – and the England batsmen – in the 1981 Ashes series in England. He took 42 wickets in that series with his devilish outswingers and no doubt still haunts several old England willow-wielders after dark.
Steve Waugh – The legendary Aussie captain probably inflicted more psychological damage on Pommy cricketers than anyone else. He did most of his damage with his acid tongue and his bat. His arrival as a genuine Test star in the 1989 Ashes series coincided with almost two decades of Ashes dominance. Another prime tap-turning suspect!