South Africa skipper Dean Elgar seeks to end the 'mud-slinging' over his 'Bazball' comments

South Africa captain Dean Elgar attempted to end the 'mud-slinging' over England's recent thrilling approach to Test cricket before he backtracked when pondering how 'Bazball' would look when it goes wrong. South Africa captain Dean Elgar has said he will stop talking about England's new approach England captain Ben Stokes admitted to taking satisfaction from Elgar's pre-match words A bold brand of cricket with a positive approach at the forefront of everything has been quickly implemented by new red-ball captain Ben Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum, which saw the term 'Bazball' coined, but Elgar has repeatedly poked fun at the philosophy in recent weeks, claiming he wasn't interested in England's new approach. Elgar had previously said he 'has absolutely no interest' in England's new way of playing Elgar also dismissed his side's innings loss to England Lions in a warm-up match last week South Africa will check on Kagiso Rabada before naming their XI with the fast bowler recently absent with an ankle injury. South African bowler Kagiso Rabada is facing a race against time to be fit for the first Test Elgar has won seven Tests out of nine since his appointment as skipper in 2021 and tipped Rabada to be fit to feature at the home of cricket while he reflected on what the Proteas had learned from England's exploits since the new era started.