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How to stop BazBall?

Nathan Lyon has taken a shot at England’s Test side, labelling Bazball “a load of s***” in an interview on an Australian TV Show

Appearing on the show while taking questions from the hosts sat on stools in front of him, Lyon was asked what Bazball was. He responded: “Well I’m 2-0 against Bazball so I’m pretty happy about it.

“To me it’s a load of s*** if you ask me. It’s a brand of cricket that the English want to keep going, now it’s in the dictionary which is pretty remarkable.”


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If the pitches are anything like the WC final, Bazball is going to flop so bad, it's going to be embarrassing.
 
Depends on the pitch.

If venue is Mumbai or Delhi, Bazball can thrive.

If venue is Kolkata, Chennai, or Lucknow, Bazball should backfire.
 
On rank turners I don't think defensive technique will also survive. The approach should be something in between bazball and defence with lot of footwork, sweep shots and positivity.
 
The Indian team has declined in Test cricket.

Going to be tough to beat Bazballers with the players we have right now. Pujata and Kohli look done. And Pant's unfortunate injury has wrecked the middle order further
 
Nikhil_cric said:
The Indian team has declined in Test cricket.

Going to be tough to beat Bazballers with the players we have right now. Pujata and Kohli look done. And Pant's unfortunate injury has wrecked the middle order further
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England's Bazball is mostly done by Stokes, Bairstow, Butler etc.

Once they retire, they may not be able to keep on doing this.
 
Simply by denying playing test cricket with England :D

Otherwise one thing is for sure they are not going to change their playing style.
 
2nd test between recent India-Bangladesh series and now Pakistan vs England 1st test. Both of these results wouldn't have been possible if it wasn't for BazBall.

BazBall really revolutionised Test Cricket 🫡.
 
Mamoon said:
Let’s be clear - Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum have zero respect for Test cricket.

They think they are too smart for the format, they are too smart for all the other teams and they are too smart for the way the format has been played for over a century.

It is their arrogance and self-righteousness that would lead to the demise of Bazball and it will be very sweet and satisfying to witness.
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Certainly very sweet and satisfying to witness. Bazball and Stokes’ captaincy was exposed when they produced the exact same outcomes in the Ashes and India as Root’s England did.

Bazball has been one of the biggest scams in Test cricket history. Two bang average Test batsmen (Mac & Stokes) who weren’t good enough to average 40 think they know how to bat in this format? Clearly not.
 
2022 - Bazball shining in Rawalpindi

2024 - Bazball passes away in Rawalpindi

Cause of death: Shanball
:shan
 
Bazaball was never effective except on home tracks or flat tracks.

Entire Eng batting line up has been useless in Ind, Aus and SA in the last 5 years. Even in Pak-Eng series, flat tracks in first test, Eng scored heavily. Turn in the last 2 tests and batting line up of Eng became useless.

Having said that, bazzball is a good aproach for Eng due to limitations in skill set.


Eng batting line up in the last 5 years in Aus, Ind and SA.

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India on the verge of losing two test matches in a row in England, defending 350+

Bazball is a killer
 
India got Bazballed.

England is a very difficult team to beat at home. But their pitches do reward positive, attacking cricket.

India's bowling and fielding was just really poor.
 
England played smarter than before. What Stokes said before the game about being more resilient etc seems to have taken in by the players.
 
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Wasn't really a Bazball. Just a very good batting performance from all. If anything, the only real bazball moment came when Stokes' ego made him play the reverse sweep after the field change and got out. So that bit of bazball actually failed. The rest of the knocks were just high quality batting which is especially laudable considering Bumrah-Siraj had a very good opening spell. England were smart enough to see that out and attack the bad or ordinary balls.
 
Make bowling pitches, they dont have defense against exaggerated seam/swing and spin. On good wickets they'll outbat you easily
 
Bazball is on a halt at the moment
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England brought up 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ in 35.4 overs - it's their second slowest century in any innings of a Test in the Bazball era 🐢

Their slowest was 37.2 overs - also against India, in Rajkot (2024)
 
It was an entertaining few years but everything ends.

Credit where it’s due to Indians for ending it.

Bumrah delivered as the GOAT

OLLY POPE batting at 29 (83) as we speak lol

Respect to England for acknowledging the threat they’re facing right now and changing their way of life
 
Bazballers were reduced to 37-6 #IND vs Eng.

Best way stop bazzballers is to let them self destruct.
 
Geoffrey Boycott smashed Ben Stokes & England:

"They never learn, because they never listen to anyone outside their own bubble, because they truly believe their own publicity".

Geoffrey Boycott even warned Ben Stokes at start of Ashes that they are not preparing well & are under cooked but Ben Stokes arrogantly gave him the reply through media that, "There's a lot of factors that have changed over the years of cricket", so they should keep their advice in their pocket.

I mean entire Australian team played shefield cricket before entering the Ashes, some played 2 games some played 1. Atleast hear what legends from past are saying, now there is 11 days gap, I hope they arrange a practice match with some australian domestic side.

www.telegraph.co.uk

I cannot take this stupid England team seriously anymore

The batsmen threw away a winning position yet again, and that made the bowlers look average
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Bazball mostly works on flat pitches and in England.

I don't think you can do Bazball on turning tracks or in Australia. You are likely to collapse 8 out of 10 times.

Bazball is not a long-term solution. It is a band-aid. :inti
 
sweep_shot said:
Bazball mostly works on flat pitches and in England.

I don't think you can do Bazball on turning tracks or in Australia. You are likely to collapse 8 out of 10 times.

Bazball is not a long-term solution. It is a band-aid. :inti
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It was in reply to this comment after England's defeat today @cricfan432
 
I don’t even think we can attribute this second test loss to Bazball, it was just poor batting all over and a real stinker for all the bowlers and fielders in the first innings. If you’re going to turn up to play in Australia with such a poor attitude when bowling and fielding, you don’t deserve to win, and you won’t.
 
I flipping loved Bazball.

Some epic chases mainly at home but they pushed test cricket along a bit. Teams are no longer comfortable with even 420 targets in the 4th innings because England have shown you can chase it.

The way they clattered Pakistan after we rolled out phattas was spectacular too. They showed that batting on phattas doesn't have to be tuk fests for a draw.

But sadly England are judged only on the Ashes. Many were happy to overlook the draw warm up series against India because they had one eye on the ashes, but in hindsight, if you can't get a victory over an Indian side that can't even win at home, then it a sign the side is struggling.

It's likely that unless a miracle happens this will be the end of Bazball.

Thanks for the good times though Baz.
 
The base level of English cricket is consistently below Indian and certainly Australian cricket over years, decades in fact.

The 4-0/5-0/4-1 results in India/Australia reflect this, and they find it exceedingly difficult to beat these two sides at home too.
 
DeadlyVenom said:
I flipping loved Bazball.

Some epic chases mainly at home but they pushed test cricket along a bit. Teams are no longer comfortable with even 420 targets in the 4th innings because England have shown you can chase it.

The way they clattered Pakistan after we rolled out phattas was spectacular too. They showed that batting on phattas doesn't have to be tuk fests for a draw.

But sadly England are judged only on the Ashes. Many were happy to overlook the draw warm up series against India because they had one eye on the ashes, but in hindsight, if you can't get a victory over an Indian side that can't even win at home, then it a sign the side is struggling.

It's likely that unless a miracle happens this will be the end of Bazball.

Thanks for the good times though Baz.
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England lost in India and Pakistan. England even drew against India at home.

I don't think Bazball was effective overall. They did poorly in all WTCs.
 
sweep_shot said:
England lost in India and Pakistan. England even drew against India at home.

I don't think Bazball was effective overall. They did poorly in all WTCs.
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Before it they lost 14 matches in a row or something.

He gave players some confidence and for a while it worked. But they aren't good enough yet to adapt to a plan B when required.
 
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