What would your nation's Test XI look like if they had to implement a Bazball philosophy?

[reyrey]

Jaiswal
Shaw
Gill
Kohli
Rohit
Pant
Jadeja
Ashwin
Shardul
Shami/Siraj
Bumrah

Forgot about Shaw and Pant. They already very Bazball like First class strike rates. Sarfaraz too.

 

[Kirkut]

You can't just assemble a list of big hitters and expect bazball cricket. Bazball is a way of life that takes time and practice.

You see guys like Crawley, Brook and Duckett? They undertook intense training in a dojo and gained wisdom from McCullum san. Only a great teacher can impart bazball in a cricket team.

 

[TheJediBrah]

You can't just assemble a list of big hitters and expect bazball cricket. Bazball is a way of life that takes time and practice.

This but unironically. It's not just picking a bunch of big hitters. It's getting the most out of limited talent you have available, primarily through promoting an aggressive and "free" brand of cricket. Crawley, Pope, Duckett etc. weren't necessarily sloggers they were just proper batsmen that started playing that way

 

[Flem274*]

Did this in an NZ thread. On the principal they’d still pick the most successful/talented batsmen from the current side, it wouldn’t change that much. Allen would come in along with Sears and an aggressive wicketkeeper batsman. I’ve got uncapped Nathan Smith in the seam allrounder role but you could have Santner or even Sodhi or Rippon for a full time spinner.

Finn Allen
Devon Conway
Kane Williamson
Rachin Ravindra
Darryl Mitchell
Glenn Phillips
Tim Seifert +
Nathan Smith
Kyle Jamison
Tim Southee
Ben Sears

Finn Allen averages 20 in FC. Telling Latham to bosh is a better option imo, or if you want a bosher then Guptill is still around.

No point in Seifert either. Worse batsman than Blundell and drops catches. Blundell isn't a slow scorer, he'd just be told to bosh.

It would be the same team but with a pace attack selected for penis waving, so I agree Ferguson or Sears makes it. A leggie over Smith too.

 

[Flem274*]

This but unironically. It's not just picking a bunch of big hitters. It's getting the most out of limited talent you have available, primarily through promoting an aggressive and "free" brand of cricket. Crawley, Pope, Duckett etc. weren't necessarily sloggers they were just proper batsmen that started playing that way

This is probably the most accurate post you have made since we last united against the English.

 

[Kirkut]

This but unironically. It's not just picking a bunch of big hitters. It's getting the most out of limited talent you have available, primarily through promoting an aggressive and "free" brand of cricket. Crawley, Pope, Duckett etc. weren't necessarily sloggers they were just proper batsmen that started playing that way

They probably had that shaolin soccer style awakening.

 

[Immenso]

Can see the possible partial conception of the idea of Bazball in McCullum's mind from that NZ team from about the 2008 to 2010 era someone posted above. That Baz played in.

It was a team of 3 or 4 Crawleys or Sibleys in the top 5 (plus Taylor) who all struggled, while the engine room was the 6 to 8 of Oram/McCollum/Vettori who batted without the fair of failure of the specialist batsmen and vastly outperformed them in both runs output and scoring rate.

 

[Flem274*]

Can see the possible partial conception of the idea of Bazball in McCullum's mind from that NZ team from about the 2008 to 2010 era someone posted above. That Baz played in.

It was a team of 3 or 4 Crawleys or Sibleys in the top 5 (plus Taylor) who all struggled, while the engine room was the 6 to 8 of Oram/McCollum/Vettori who batted without the fair of failure of the specialist batsmen and vastly outperformed them in both runs output and scoring rate.

In some ways, Jesse Ryder is the Adam of BazBall.

Especially in the Plunket Shield. That **** turned up likely half cut during his banishment years and smoked tons at faster than a run a ball.

 

[Nintendo]

How does one wave their penis? Asking for a friend.

 

[mr_mister]

How does one wave their penis? Asking for a friend.

Swing your hips side to side

 

[FBU]

In some ways, Jesse Ryder is the Adam of BazBall.

Especially in the Plunket Shield. That **** turned up likely half cut during his banishment years and smoked tons at faster than a run a ball.

I would have said Sehwag

 

[SteveNZ]

What's a Bazball philosophy, is that where England play ODI cricket in Tests and win against minnows but keep losing against strong opposition?

Change is good, my man...England haven't lost a series under Bazball. I dunno how there can be any major criticism about an approach that turned England from the puppy dogs they were in the 2021-22 series into the 2-2 - was on track to be 3-2 without weather - a year and a bit later.

 

[_00_deathscar]

Can see the possible partial conception of the idea of Bazball in McCullum's mind from that NZ team from about the 2008 to 2010 era someone posted above. That Baz played in.

It was a team of 3 or 4 Crawleys or Sibleys in the top 5 (plus Taylor) who all struggled, while the engine room was the 6 to 8 of Oram/McCollum/Vettori who batted without the fair of failure of the specialist batsmen and vastly outperformed them in both runs output and scoring rate.

Sounds like current India. Maybe they should adopt Bazball too.

 

[Molehill]

Change is good, my man...England haven't lost a series under Bazball. I dunno how there can be any major criticism about an approach that turned England from the puppy dogs they were in the 2021-22 series into the 2-2 - was on track to be 3-2 without weather - a year and a bit later.

Indeed, 2 of the Tests they've lost have also been down to a dumb declaration and needlessly enforcing a follow on. Now you could argue this is also an element of Bazball, but it highlights again that they're not simply getting blown away and losing meekly in Tests like they had been previously.

This but unironically. It's not just picking a bunch of big hitters. It's getting the most out of limited talent you have available, primarily through promoting an aggressive and "free" brand of cricket. Crawley, Pope, Duckett etc. weren't necessarily sloggers they were just proper batsmen that started playing that way

I think he's starting to get it. Decent definition this....

 

[GIMH]

Didn't they just lose massively to India and they failed to win the Ashes at home?

It’s always nice to see someone making a Kunt of themselves on a Monday morning

 

[Daemon]

How does one wave their penis? Asking for a friend.

Ask Drake

 

[Qlder]

It’s always nice to see someone making a Kunt of themselves on a Monday morning

Reported for calling me a ****

 

[GIMH]

Reported for calling me a ****

ah well

 

[TheJediBrah]

Reported for calling me a ****

Don't be a **** then

 

[Flem274*]

he called him a kunt not a ****.