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2 weeks, 6 days ago

The truth about why England cast aside county cricket - and why it's working, writes Wisden Editor LAWRENCE BOOTH

For the county faithful, it felt like the last straw. Jacob Bethell enjoyed his England Test bow as he helped them win the first Test vs New Zealand Bethell made a 37-ball half-century in England's chase despite never having batted at No 3 before His inclusion was contentious - with traditionalists asking about the point of the county game Seamers, …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Stokes-McCullum need series win vs India or Australia: Cook speaks on Bazball

India Today

Former England captain Alastair Cook believes that Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum need a marquee Test series win against India or Australia to call the Bazball period successful. NZ vs ENG, 1st Test, Day 1: Highlights Cook said that he was not in complete agreement with the method that England play Test cricket with but agreed that Stokes and McCullum …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

NZ vs ENG 2024: New Zealand expect England to stick to attacking ‘Bazball’ ways

The Hindu

New Zealand expects England to stick to its attacking brand of cricket when it faces the Black Caps in the upcoming home test series despite Ben Stokes’s team crashing to defeat in Pakistan. Former England captains Nasser Hussain and Michael Vaughan said ‘Bazball’ had met its match against Pakistan but New Zealand skipper Tom Latham was not convinced the tourists …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Pakistan ‘found Bazball’s kryptonite’ as they put England into a spin

The Independent

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

'Joe Root is the best England cricketer I've ever seen', claims Paul Farbrace - as former coach reveals why Bazball would not have worked while he was in charge

Daily Mail

Joe Root's former coach Paul Farbrace has insisted that the batsman is the 'best he has ever seen' play for England and predicts he will smash Sachin Tendulkar's seemingly unbreakable run-scoring record. Joe Root's former England coach Paul Farbrace has insisted that the batsman is the 'best he has ever seen' play cricket for his country He eclipsed Alastair Cook's …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

England's bowlers toil against Pakistan on opening day of first Test as Shan Masood and Abdullah Shafique both score centuries - with visiting bowling mentor Jimmy Anderson still absent

Daily Mail

In the City of Saints, England spent the first day of their Test series against Pakistan muttering a quiet prayer. Stand-in England captain Ollie Pope lost the toss and saw his bowlers struggle against Pakistan Shan Masood scored a fabulous 151 before being caught and bowled by spinner Jack Leach England's bowlers toiled in the heat having left their homeland …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Stuart Broad makes bold claim about England’s Bazball approach for Pakistan series

The Independent

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Rob Key on why an Australian can play for England in the Ashes, the problem with Bazball's critics and why Andrew Flintoff doesn't need coaching qualifications to be a star

Daily Mail

Rob Key allows himself a smile as he reflects on a lively couple of weeks. England's Bazball approach under Brendon McCullum has been criticised at times since he was appointed Test head coach in 2022 by Rob Key England's stand-in 50-over captain Harry Brook recently suggested the players don't care how they are getting out But Test opener Zak Crawley …

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3 months ago

Harry Brook promises England will channel the spirit of Bazball and 'have some fun' against Australia in ODI series as he makes his English captaincy debut

Daily Mail

Harry Brook has promised his England team will go out and have fun on Thursday against Australia - although the levels of enjoyment the last time these Ashes rivals met in Nottingham are unlikely to be reached. Australia are now holders of that particular belt and Brook, England’s fifth captain of the summer, inherits something of a holding pattern ahead …

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3 months ago

New white-ball era will be Bazball Mk II, says captain Harry Brook

The Telegraph

Brook has some captaincy experience – England Under-19s, the Hundred and the odd Blast match for Yorkshire – but as with Pope against Sri Lanka, this is his first proper stab at the job and he will not look far for inspiration. “It’s going to be fairly similar to the Test team, I think, the way that Baz and Stokes …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Bazball’ spreading in English cricket as test coach McCullum also takes over white-ball teams

Associated Press

“Bazball” is coming to England’s stagnating white-ball cricket teams. “I’m energized by the prospect of guiding both teams and am grateful for the support from the ECB and my family as I take on these added responsibilities.” Matthew Mott resigned as England’s white-ball coach on July 30 after presiding over the team’s disappointing defenses of its ODI and T20 world …

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4 months ago

Ollie Pope reveals whether he will stick with Bazball or strike own course

The Independent

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5 months ago

England promised a refined version of Bazball and destroyed the West Indies with just that

The Telegraph

Brendon McCullum promised a “refined” version of Bazball and that is exactly what England delivered to win their first Test series for 19 months. McCullum made his pledge sitting in the team hotel in Dharamsala 24 hours after England lost the fifth Test against India, routed before lunch on day three. He talked of some “pretty deep thinking” about how …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Crawley says England won't turn backs on 'Bazball' despite India loss

New Indian Express

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM: Zak Crawley has insisted England have no intention of retreating into a "negative" approach after their recent 4-1 Test series loss in India but accepted they must "pick the right moments" to absorb pressure. That reverse sparked a widespread debate over the merits of England's aggressive 'Bazball' style following several batting collapses, with even former New Zealand …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Crawley says England won't turn backs on 'Bazball' despite India loss

Hindustan Times

Zak Crawley has insisted England have no intention of retreating into a "negative" approach after their recent 4-1 Test series loss in India but accepted they must "pick the right moments" to absorb pressure. HT Image England lost their first series under the red-ball leadership duo of captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum in convincing fashion earlier this month …

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9 months, 1 week ago

India vs. England: An epic tussle of tactics

Live Mint

What distinguished the India-England series that concluded last week was an arm-wrestle in tactics. If India blundered in leaving out left-arm leg-spinner Kuldeep Yadav for the first Test in Hyderabad, England returned the favour by not picking off-spinner Shoaib Basheer for the third Test in Rajkot. India’s skipper Rohit Sharma was caught flat-footed again as the left-handed English opener helped …

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9 months, 1 week ago

Bazball needs a reboot as the England cricket sideshow begins series two

The Independent

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9 months, 1 week ago

Ashwin shocked by Anderson's over-the-top comments, Joe Root's defenceless cricket in a fresh view on Bazball

Hindustan Times

Ace spinner Ravichandran Ashwin opened up on his views on England's Bazball approach in red-ball cricket after clinched the five-match Test series 4-1. Ravichandran Ashwin gave his take on England's bazball approach The Bazball did stun India in Hyderabad as Ollie Pope and other English batters troubled India with their reverse-sweep shots. However, England were high on confidence after the …

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9 months, 1 week ago

It takes more than Bazball to win in India

Hindustan Times

India’s innings and 64-run victory over England in Dharamsala completed a 4-1 rout in the five-Test series. It was India’s 17th consecutive series win at home and took the team to the top of the 2023-24 World Test Championship table. But India’s biggest takeaway from the series is that their inexperienced batting lineup held firm. In the absence of top …

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9 months, 1 week ago

How Rohit Sharma, Rahul Dravid's army of young turks taught England the Bazball lesson

Hindustan Times

India dominated the first two and a half days of the opening Test in Hyderabad, then somehow contrived to throw it all away and slump to an embarrassing 28-run defeat. Indian cricket team captian Rohit Sharma with the trohpy come to join teammates for group photo after winning the fifth Test cricket match over England, in Dharamsala, Saturday, March 9 …

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9 months, 1 week ago

Ind vs Eng Test series | I don't think Rohit has been superior as captain, his bowlers did the trick, says Graeme Swann

The Hindu

Former England spinner Graeme Swann doesn't believe Rohit Sharma's captaincy was better than Ben Stokes' in the five-match Test series. "He's been good don't get me wrong, Rohit Sharma, but, I don't think if you pick this apart and say Stokes has captained badly, I think you are barking up the wrong tree there. "Rohit Sharma's bowlers have really come …

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9 months, 1 week ago

‘Their batting failed miserably’: Former cricketers slam England’s Bazball approach after losing Test series in India 4-1

Firstpost

Former cricketers questioned England’s Bazball approach in the just concluded Test series against India after the visitors suffered a 4-1 Test series defeat. England’s “Bazball” approach took a major setback in the just-concluded Test series against India following their innings defeat in the fifth and final Test in Dharamsala on Saturday. Former England cricketers including Nasser Hussain questioned England’s Bazball …

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9 months, 1 week ago

Brendon McCullum: Bazball needs refining after our confidence took a hit against India

The Telegraph

“Credit to India for the way that they played. “We will have some time to reflect and come back bigger, stronger and more refined.” ‘We have to be smarter with our comments’ McCullum acknowledged that on occasion his team have not helped themselves with their public pronouncements, such as Ben Duckett answering “the more the better” when asked how many …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Ravi Shastri hands brutal '12-2, no contest' reality check to pre-series talk on England after India's Bazball victory

Hindustan Times

Leading up to the series, English media repeatedly gave a stern reminder to India over their 2012 feat. England were the last team to have defeated India at home in a Test series with the likes of Alastair Cook, Kevin Pietersen and Graeme Swann delivering the stunner. However, after the Ben Stokes-led side suffered a fourth consecutive defeat against India, …

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The truth about why England cast aside county cricket - and why it's working, writes Wisden Editor LAWRENCE BOOTH

Stokes-McCullum need series win vs India or Australia: Cook speaks on Bazball

NZ vs ENG 2024: New Zealand expect England to stick to attacking ‘Bazball’ ways

Pakistan ‘found Bazball’s kryptonite’ as they put England into a spin

'Joe Root is the best England cricketer I've ever seen', claims Paul Farbrace - as former coach reveals why Bazball would not have worked while he was in charge

England's bowlers toil against Pakistan on opening day of first Test as Shan Masood and Abdullah Shafique both score centuries - with visiting bowling mentor Jimmy Anderson still absent

Stuart Broad makes bold claim about England’s Bazball approach for Pakistan series

Rob Key on why an Australian can play for England in the Ashes, the problem with Bazball's critics and why Andrew Flintoff doesn't need coaching qualifications to be a star

Harry Brook promises England will channel the spirit of Bazball and 'have some fun' against Australia in ODI series as he makes his English captaincy debut

New white-ball era will be Bazball Mk II, says captain Harry Brook

‘Bazball’ spreading in English cricket as test coach McCullum also takes over white-ball teams

Ollie Pope reveals whether he will stick with Bazball or strike own course

England promised a refined version of Bazball and destroyed the West Indies with just that

Crawley says England won't turn backs on 'Bazball' despite India loss

Crawley says England won't turn backs on 'Bazball' despite India loss

India vs. England: An epic tussle of tactics

Bazball needs a reboot as the England cricket sideshow begins series two

Ashwin shocked by Anderson's over-the-top comments, Joe Root's defenceless cricket in a fresh view on Bazball

It takes more than Bazball to win in India

How Rohit Sharma, Rahul Dravid's army of young turks taught England the Bazball lesson

Ind vs Eng Test series | I don't think Rohit has been superior as captain, his bowlers did the trick, says Graeme Swann

‘Their batting failed miserably’: Former cricketers slam England’s Bazball approach after losing Test series in India 4-1

Brendon McCullum: Bazball needs refining after our confidence took a hit against India

Ravi Shastri hands brutal '12-2, no contest' reality check to pre-series talk on England after India's Bazball victory