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Has Bazball made Test cricket interesting again?
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Chin Music
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The team of little more than 15 months ago played extremely tedious cricket to lose to the West Indies. They scored slowly and lowly. We then had an 'attack' in the West Indies including the likes of Craig Overton and Matt Fisher. Sure it is mindset more than a real overhaul of players but even so, I know what I would rather watch.
Spark
Global Moderator
A lot of that is simply getting obviously more talented players in the side even if short term statistical form didn't suggest so.
Chin Music
State Vice-Captain
Batting wise, Duckett & Brook are clearly an upgrade on Lees & Lawrence. The bowling in the Windies wasn't helped with the exclusion of Broad & Anderson and that Wood got injured first test IIRC. That said, England still find ways not to win in Windies.
Spark
Global Moderator
Yeah I'm more speaking in general. No one would say with a straight face that the players they have now are less talented than Burns and Sibley. England fell into the trap we fell into about ten years back - picking obviously mediocre, limited players just because they had one or two above-average domestic seasons and hit a run of form.
Owzat
U19 Captain
you could argue it makes it exciting, crash, bang, whallop and they're racing along at 5-6 rpo and the only downside is a lack of control leaving them out quicker for who knows if it is a bigger or smaller total had they batted conventionally
I've no problem whatsoever with playing positively, BUT attack the bowling when you are on top or at the very least not leaving yourself in a heap (of trouble) Sometimes it comes across as being like pushing towards the opponent's goal with your whole team in football when the opposition has the ball! (unless you can nick it off them you just make their job of scoring easier)
I've no problem whatsoever with playing positively, BUT attack the bowling when you are on top or at the very least not leaving yourself in a heap (of trouble) Sometimes it comes across as being like pushing towards the opponent's goal with your whole team in football when the opposition has the ball! (unless you can nick it off them you just make their job of scoring easier)
loterry1994
International Debutant
Lol all the poms were arguing against it when it was 2-0 to Aus then a win later you guys all love it again
I wasn't.
There's also a difference between what you dream of as a fan of a particular side (hammering the opposition game in/game out) and what you want as a fan of the game (exciting, interesting contests that you remember for years to come and that keep the game relevant).
Compared to say football, I've always thought that cricket fans were able to hold both views simultaneously.
CartyDurham
International Captain
In England it has , and that’s all it was initiated for
theres a huge problem with the youth in the uk being encouraged to play the game
they like T20 and the 100 but tests bore them
we will see in the next few seasons the problem the England team will have in replacing Anderson, Broad , stokes, root, bairstow , moeen
I just wish some overseas fans could accept this as Bazball is not aimed at them or to make their teams play differently
mite an attempt to inspire the uk youth
theres a huge problem with the youth in the uk being encouraged to play the game
they like T20 and the 100 but tests bore them
we will see in the next few seasons the problem the England team will have in replacing Anderson, Broad , stokes, root, bairstow , moeen
I just wish some overseas fans could accept this as Bazball is not aimed at them or to make their teams play differently
mite an attempt to inspire the uk youth
Its been fantastic. Test cricket has had a rather poor period recently, and with the ever encroachment of franchise cricket I've been feeling depressed about it. This has been a breath of fresh air.
I'm not sure how successful England will be long term, I think their bowling is about to become much weaker. I'm hoping other nations copy this aggressive style though.
I'm not sure how successful England will be long term, I think their bowling is about to become much weaker. I'm hoping other nations copy this aggressive style though.
Daemon
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Which period are you referring to? I feel like test cricket has been getting progressively better to watch for many years now. Covid and the PCB have tried to put a stop to it but they both failed.
Its probably just my perception but the last 4 years have felt empty to me. A lot of uncompetitive series played in a rather uninspired fashion, slow overrates, lack of crowd atmosphere, fewer great players. South Africa, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Indies and England have all been poor. NZ have been good, granted.
Get a better view the higher the horse
Daemon
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Maybe it's the covid effect.
Off the top of my head Pakistan had a very enjoyable first Test when over in England, SL-NZ was very good as was Bangladesh beating NZ. SA vs India was very closely contested. There were a few lame series in there like SA in Aus but overall I don't think it was a bad period all things considered.
There's alot of nonsense talked about 'Bazball'. Nobody is trying to save test cricket, either in England or elsewhere.
What we're trying to do is play attacking cricket and be successful by doing that.
By and large that's worked. In any sport, successful teams that play in an entertaining style, will always create interest and hopefully bring new fans into the game.
What we're trying to do is play attacking cricket and be successful by doing that.
By and large that's worked. In any sport, successful teams that play in an entertaining style, will always create interest and hopefully bring new fans into the game.
