The hotel's history has clearly affected Alastair Cook's men, too, with some of the most senior players in the team convinced the hotel is haunted.
‘I've slept okay during the current Test (against India) but the Sri Lanka Test (last month) was not great,' added Broad.
‘One night I woke up in the middle of the night, around 1.30am and I was convinced there was a presence in the room. It was the weirdest feeling.
‘I turned the light on and looked online and could see Matt Prior was online, too. I went to his room and he said exactly the same thing! He was wide awake as well. Neither of us could sleep because we were so spooked out.
‘Matt was in a twin room so I ended up sharing with him. I don't know if it's because we're talking about it more that we sensing more is going on but it's weird. It's definitely caused a few sleepless nights.'
The hotel declined to comment.
It is not the first time Test cricketers have been spooked, with Australia all-rounder Shane Watson famously having to share a room with team-mate Brett Lee in 2005 because he was scared of ghostly goings on at Lumley Castle Hotel near Durham.
