England Captain Ben Stokes (AP Photo) When Brendon McCullum took over in May 2022 as an English test trainer, he brought with him a philosophy that would redefine the English cricket identity – Bazball. Aggression, freedom and intention became BuzzWords.Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe!In just three years, the home record in England under McCullum has been for itself: 17 victories and six losses from 25 tests, which is a 68% victory compared to only 38.46% (in five series) before its arrival. They improved from 30% of victories (in six series) to 46.7%. The good feeling is undeniable.
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But in the middle of hype, the unpleasant question of cooking is for what costs for the traditional testing cricket balance?The most glaring shift was the playground. Traditionally, sailor -friendly playgrounds in England become more flattering and flatter and prefer doughs more than pitchors.
England during the Bazball era:
Matcheswonlostdrawhome Tests251762away Tests15780The last two series of five tests between India and England, separated by just four years, tell a sharp story.In recently closed Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, recordings were launched. SHUBMAN GILL, Captain of India for the first time in the test series, plundered 754 runs. Kl Rahul (532) and Ravindra Jadeja (516) also exceeded 500 runs. Nine batches have passed 400 runs. On the bowling front only Mohammed Siraj ran 20 goals (23), with Josh of the tongue (19) and Ben Stokes (17) closed the only others.
England just before Boveball (11 test series):
Matcheswonlostdrawhome Tests1354444away Tests206104
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In contrast, with an Indian visit 2021-22. Joe Root dominated 737 runs, but no one else exceeded 404 – Jonny Bairstow’s aggregate. Meanwhile, the Bowles were prospering: Jasprit Bumrah finished 23 goals, Ollie Robinson and James Anderson claimed 21 and Siraj took 18.The 2021-22 series saw only three team sums over 400 – surprisingly, one of them also came in the Bazball era, because the last match was postponed because of Covid. This year the stamp was violated seven times, including two 500+ scores – England 669 in Manchester and India 587 in Birmingham.
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The evidence is clear: Bazball is not just thinking; He coincided with the flatter pitchs that the castle bowlers and the inflating of the tap numbers. It is a dramatic shift in England, historically a refuge for moving swings and seams.Some of them are on the modern psyche of batting. Era T20 kept aggression, fearlessness and ability to maintain a high strike. And Bazball armed these features in the test cricket and removed caution that once kept the pitch in the competition for a long time. England may have exchanged its greatest traditional asset – a home advantage for seam pitch.It raises greater concerns about the test cricket. If even England-as grouped with the South African Republic and New Zealand as nations friendly to the bowlers-sells flat playgrounds, the pitching risks that they are further pushed. There are fewer and fewer conditions where the pitch -landlords can dictate terms, threatening the diversity and balance of the format.
Harry Brook (r) from England with Joe Root. (Getty Images)
Of course, the value of entertainment is undeniable – if you are the one that enjoys borders. The pursuit of 300+ in the fourth exchange is no longer rare for England; This is almost expected. The crowds are treated with a breath of borders and aggressive statements. This is accepted by younger fans, educated on a franchise cricket. And with all five matches of the latest India series, which get a distance, purists can hardly say that the game is shortened.But long -term effects need to be seen.For now, England is not complaining – victory and spectacle are theirs. Supporters are excited, the transmitters are happy and the team has a swagger that has not been visible for years. So for now, everything we can do is watch how to run and admire records. The launch records that are.
