What are you even saying they should do though? When should they reign in the big shots?
It's easy to say 'you shouldn't have done that' when you've just messed it up and spooned a catch. But if the bowler sends down a long hop and you're out there on 65 what better scoring oppertunity have you got?
Like yeah, it'd be advantageous if they always scored more runs. Just don't convince yourself that's some kind of insight into batting that they've all missed.
Isn't it more about individual style and strengths? For example, I think Duckett will just get out early if he indeterminately pokes at balls outside off because he is incapable of leaving. He is better off carrying on the assault.
Crawley is better in an attacking mindset but I do feel he has to get himself in for a few overs first. But once he's in, he is better off trying to dominate as frankly, based on his average, he doesn't get in that often.
On several occasions, Stokes has overdone the bazball style and essentially descended into slogging. I think he is better off playing like he did yesterday and scoring at a strike rate of around 60. He should have hit it for 6 yesterday; it was just bad execution, IMHO.
Root is an odd one because I feel he looks out of place often and should be playing his own style but his record under Stokes and Mcullum is pretty solid, so it's hard to argue against it.
So yes, I think it should be down to the individual batter to play to their strengths and pace, rather than a team decision to reign it in occasionally.
One of the reasons we are so bad at red ball batting at the moment is because Kraigg is building a team in his own style of prod and poke when Athanaze and Mckenzie are natural strokemakers. It doesn't make sense.