Does the Ashes mean more to England than Australia

Serious About Rugby League

The Ashes starts this week but do Australia view it as a 'second rate competition'? Will Jackson, Pete Smith, Sam Cook and Sam Brocksom debate it on this week's Serious About Rugby League Show.

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00:00yeah they think they think they think the ultimate is state of origin

00:10sadly that needs to change if the game's going to grow that needs to change the only way that's

00:17going to change is if england or other nations can start producing sides consistently that beat

00:23the aussies um then you'd see their attitude change because they don't like being second

00:29best are they they'd be pretty desperate to um to get their their title back um it does mean more

00:37to us than them we've waited such a long time for it um if the international game is going to expand

00:43it needs england and it needs um new zealand and potentially samoa and tonga to be competing with

00:50the aussies on a regular regular basis um the aussies don't take it as seriously as we do that

00:57they regard it as as almost a second-ranked competition that's because they've been so

01:01dominant for so long it's time that that changed we need to show them that that um

01:06that the english game is in in better state better health than they think it is

01:12thanks for joining us please like and share and we'll see you next week

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