For me, I don't think they'll win against in India and Australia, especially at their homes. But I really don't care, because Brendon McCullum took an absolutely fragmented team and decided to double-down on their strength of white-ball hitting ability and go on a Blitz. He's definitely made England a better team as well as pushing the boundaries on how far he could go with this approach. He'll fail a lot for sure, but if the fans are willing to persist, Baz can adapt their gameplay according to different conditions and game scenarios to become a potentially world beating team. Experimenting, learning, and improving - This is what test cricket should be all about. Fans - have patience please, because you might just be witnessing something you may never see again ❤
Will be interesting to see if Bazball works in English conditions with as flat pitches as you can make in England. Most home series are won by the home team now, so will be even more interesting when England play away what type of pitches the home side will ask for. If Bazball works will Australia, India and the rest of the test sides adopt their versions of bazball, would make for exciting test matches.
It's all good for us Bangladesh 😂 who will play significantly more test matches compare to previous decade. England will be all out inside 100 runs with that approach in Mirpur which won't be boring to watch (although our pace bowlers are also showing huge potential to be one of the top 3/4 best attack in the world but spin is still the best option unless we are playing against Afghanistan).
This is the comment I was looking for. Everyone making a big deal about Bazball, but it just looks like 2000's Australian teams batting. Would love to see it return to the Australian team.
Bazball is more than just whacking it around at 4 an over. That Australian side had at least 8 all time greats in it any time. This England side has a couple of great/very good players. The difference is in the mentality. There is no fear of failure because it’s not just about winning but also entertaining. I keep thinking back to the game in New Zealand where stokes enforced the follow on - there’s no way Waugh would have enforced the follow on in that match (especially after Eden Gardens 2001) he would have wanted to grind New Zealand into the ground. The Australian side of 1999 - 2008 was all about strict discipline and relentlessness. They were innovative as a consequence of their skill and experience, whilst This England side is fairly raw and as a result promotes expression and innovation as a method to compete and entertain.
Its all well and good doing this against a weak New Zealand side and 2nd string Pakistan side not at full strength on those flat roads in Pakistan. It'll be a whole different story against the Australian quicks. They got bundled out at Lords by South Africa remember, if South Africa had a batting line up these days they would have won that series. Let see how they go in the ashes, Australia will be very confident after their dominance in the last 2 years in test cricket
It's set up to be a great Ashes series for sure Jehan. If you haven't already seen it, part 2 of this series gives similar arguments to what you are saying here. Thanks for your comment :)
@@6ixandout No worries this was the rest of my comment I forgot to post earlier: And since when have England been the best limited overs team for the last decade?? Back in 2013 they were one of the worst teams in the world, even Alastair Cook was somehow getting into that side, and they got knocked out by Bangladesh in the 2015 World Cup. Australia dominated odi cricket from 1999-2015 and are currently number 1 in odi cricket again after a few years underperforming since they won the 2015 WC. Also remember what the Bazball mindset brought to the 2015 WC final - brainless cricket from McCullum in the first over of the match leading Mitchell Starc to set Australia on their way to an easy victory
I think I said that they were ONE of the best limited overs teams over the past decade (and if I didn't, that's what I meant :P) I stand by that statement. Champions Trophy runners up in 2013, winner of the ODI WC in 2019, T20 WC in 2022, T20 semi finalists in 2021 and T20 runners up in 2016, that's pretty impressive! I'm not an England fan but I will give them credit where credit is due. This video is to give one side of the analysis and part two gives the other, then you can decide for yourself what you think. Thanks again!
@@6ixandout yeah I think saying last decade is pushing it that's all. They've only been good since they hit rock bottom in 2015 and realised they had to turn things around and take white ball cricket more seriously. Overall they had been very average from the 1992 World Cup final, to when they started winning in 2015. 2013 champions trophy was played in typical home conditions where they've occasionally done well like the 2004 champions trophy for example. But even then they managed to screw up in the final in a game they were winning easily. They've been there or thereabouts in tournaments since 2015 but you could equally say that about India, Pakistan, Australia and even Wi in t20 WCs
The way it's looking for England right now in the ashes is that Australia have been playing bazzball way before them 😂 Nz is closer to Australia than England now that I'm coming to think of it
This approach by eng is good for other teams cuz if eng plays like this eng will score 300 aal out in 30 overs means my bowlers have to bowl max 10 overs if I have three bowlers so I will put one batsman in place of a bowler or probably go with only 2 bowlers either way eng will gat out at almost similar score of they go slow also so I will have a buffer of extra 2 batsmen also I will have a lot of time on my side to give a health lead and to even not declare at all. Also my bowlers will be fresh and less threat of any injury and tyredness
INdia will be a more difficult test than Australia @ home but the style of play definitely worked against them. But if you think about it, BazBall is actually designed for the subcontinent - go hard @ the new ball when the ball will fly to the boundary and fields are up, take on spinners - particularly coming down the pitch to take the spin out of the equation. Attacking fields and rotation of the seamers so shirt spells allow full pace and don't allow batters to get a handle on them. Much depends on the back up spinners as i think Leach will give Stokes control and some wickets but if Root and then whoever joins him - Livingstone, Ahmed, Jacks, Dawson & Parkinson are the candidates i'd say - takes wickets with attacking fields then we can win because we like to chase - now if that's possible on a raging turner we'll see!
2 - 0 down and Australia only need to win or draw 1 of the remaining tests to retain the Ashes. Bazball might be entertaining for those with an attention span measured in nanoseconds, but its not going to win you games against teams like India or Australia who can change their approach according to the situation on the field at the time.
They will be all out inside 100 😂. But I would like Taskin, Ebadot, Hasan Mahmud, Fizz to go England and Australia to beat them in their preferred condition in test format just like they did in ODI format against South Africa. Ebadot actually did that in New Zealand but need to do that more.
It’s not a ground breaking new way to win test matches. It’s just something most wouldn’t expect in the long form, but now they know most will adapt and neutralise it’s effectiveness. I will probably now only work against the smaller nations who don’t play many tests.
Pak vs Eng in Rawalpindi - the English were helped by disaster of a pitch and the crappiest bowling lineup we will ever play. Mohammad Ali and Zahid out of that squad will likely never wear an international cap again
Bazball on pace pitches is not that great even though it's interesting. If England can replicate that in Indian tour after 2023 ODI world cup against likes of R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel then we can conclude Bazball approached it's true pinnacle.
Personally i don't think they will win a single game in India and Australia. Bazzball is easy on super flat pitches, but India's turning pitches and Bounce on Australian pitches along with bigger grounds will make England tough to win.
So, you could say Bazball is essentially approaching Test Cricket very much the same way you'd approach ODI and T20, with brash batting, bold fielding and energetic bowling.
Good analysis, however, Bazball can't be beaten for one simple reason, which is that not worrying about losing is what Bazball is about. As long as the English fans don't mind losing occasionally or even a couple of games at a time, the theory dictates that given enough basic talent Bazball will win more than it loses. We could argue that Bazball is the inevitable consequence of 20/20 cricket as especially younger players need to be more aggressive to become effective 20/20 players which let us face it is where the big bucks are. Players especially batsmen trying and often failing to transfer from one format to the other is deemed to cause more trouble than it is worth, and this seems to be the case. Bazball also and perhaps counterintuitively often results in fairly long games as although wickets may fall many runs may be scored before this happens. Bazball is a win-win situation for the fans and Test Match Cricket as a whole and as such will become the way of the future to a lesser or greater extent.
We can now see how Bazball is just a fad. England are about to lose the second Ashes test match in a row to Australia. What seems fun and fancy and is all about vibes at first, comes up short against quality and technical superior sides.
Nonsense...test cricket is never boring especially after introduction of wtc. Bazball needs dead pitches and it spoils the balance between bat and ball. Personally i have bazball
@@kbjovihch87yc8yf in your backyard mate !! i said Come and Play BAZZBALL in India Against Siraj Ashwin Jadeja Shami..And by the way You are yet to be tested Down Under in Australia
2 minutes of silence for thise who opine Test cricket is boring the way it has been played. The intensity and the approach of test cricket is what makes it an unbelievable spectacle over 5 days. Bazball is good, but no that’s not why I’d watch Test Cricket!
We are already watching what Bazball did to them in this ashes 2023 😂😂😂 Such a poor approach...Just watch ashesh 2023 second match England second innings.... Infront of top class bowling they became so timid 😂
Bazzball is bollocks! Australia started faster scoring about 15 years ago, and everyone has followed suit. T20 has accelerated it. Now the poms come along and think they’ve reinvent the wheel, but they just copied Australia. It may work against Ireland, but not a top class side. It’s all well and good to bash everything, but in test cricket you need to play to the conditions and circumstances of the game. That’s why it’s called a test. And you’re not always going to get flat pitches prepared by your per curators. Ask Anderson how he likes that. It’s probably finished his career ( about time actually) How’s that working out for you now England? 2-nil😂
He is amazed because it is the entire team playing like that, not just a single player. That's what is amazing about Bazball. About half of the team is having a strike rate close to or above hundred with runs on the board. Sehwag is also not the only player who was fsst in test cricket btw. For example, the Brendon "Bazball" McCullum has hit the fastest test hundred and not Sehwag. I'm an Indian or Indian origin too. Try seeing the world without a nationalistic bias sometimes.
Will be interesting to see bazball approach against sides like Australia and India
Very interesting!
They did it against India.
@@nooneknows19 Haven't won any test series in India or Australia in many years.
@@sampyism and how many India had won in England they can only win on doctored pitch
@@sampyism last time any team defeat India in their home was England only! 😃
Test cricket is not boring
Its just a test even for the viewers😊
Very similar to how they approach limited overs cricket. An entertaining brand of cricket in a new era for the English team.
For me, I don't think they'll win against in India and Australia, especially at their homes. But I really don't care, because Brendon McCullum took an absolutely fragmented team and decided to double-down on their strength of white-ball hitting ability and go on a Blitz. He's definitely made England a better team as well as pushing the boundaries on how far he could go with this approach. He'll fail a lot for sure, but if the fans are willing to persist, Baz can adapt their gameplay according to different conditions and game scenarios to become a potentially world beating team. Experimenting, learning, and improving - This is what test cricket should be all about. Fans - have patience please, because you might just be witnessing something you may never see again ❤
Will be interesting to see if Bazball works in English conditions with as flat pitches as you can make in England. Most home series are won by the home team now, so will be even more interesting when England play away what type of pitches the home side will ask for.
If Bazball works will Australia, India and the rest of the test sides adopt their versions of bazball, would make for exciting test matches.
It's all good for us Bangladesh 😂 who will play significantly more test matches compare to previous decade. England will be all out inside 100 runs with that approach in Mirpur which won't be boring to watch (although our pace bowlers are also showing huge potential to be one of the top 3/4 best attack in the world but spin is still the best option unless we are playing against Afghanistan).
Aus has been playing this type of cricket fr YEARS
Bazball = Australian test team from 90s to 2000s.
If England keep the same energy in ashes ...it will b awesome to watch
It is. Lol.
It was it is it will be
The did the will the will continue to do.
@@gordonferrar7782lol
great mate
Thanks!
Underated channel
The souless pitch era is perfect for bazball
Interesting to see against Australia and India
Looking forward to part 2 👍🏼
Coming soon!
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The second part of this series can be found here: ruclips.net/video/ZVsReLFKkFE/видео.html
Great and rational analysis.
It’s not a new thing…. Look at the great Australian side of the 2000’s. They won 21 consecutive tests with this approach.
This is the comment I was looking for. Everyone making a big deal about Bazball, but it just looks like 2000's Australian teams batting. Would love to see it return to the Australian team.
Bazball is more than just whacking it around at 4 an over. That Australian side had at least 8 all time greats in it any time. This England side has a couple of great/very good players. The difference is in the mentality. There is no fear of failure because it’s not just about winning but also entertaining. I keep thinking back to the game in New Zealand where stokes enforced the follow on - there’s no way Waugh would have enforced the follow on in that match (especially after Eden Gardens 2001) he would have wanted to grind New Zealand into the ground. The Australian side of 1999 - 2008 was all about strict discipline and relentlessness. They were innovative as a consequence of their skill and experience, whilst This England side is fairly raw and as a result promotes expression and innovation as a method to compete and entertain.
This hype about entertaining cricket over winning cricket is just bewildering. !
This baze ball approach only can happens on flat pitches. Not in good pitches
Part 2 will be interesting..
England 🇬🇧 cricket 🏏 number one
Agar future mei sab 6 ki run rate se batting karenge, toh phir 5 days se change karke 3 days kar dena chahiye
Coach be like Brendan mcculum not Rahul Dravid
If anyone is saying Test Cricket is boring, then he does not know Cricket at all! Period!
The must score fast after they are making the boundaries shorter and shorter.
Its all well and good doing this against a weak New Zealand side and 2nd string Pakistan side not at full strength on those flat roads in Pakistan. It'll be a whole different story against the Australian quicks. They got bundled out at Lords by South Africa remember, if South Africa had a batting line up these days they would have won that series. Let see how they go in the ashes, Australia will be very confident after their dominance in the last 2 years in test cricket
It's set up to be a great Ashes series for sure Jehan. If you haven't already seen it, part 2 of this series gives similar arguments to what you are saying here. Thanks for your comment :)
@@6ixandout
No worries this was the rest of my comment I forgot to post earlier:
And since when have England been the best limited overs team for the last decade?? Back in 2013 they were one of the worst teams in the world, even Alastair Cook was somehow getting into that side, and they got knocked out by Bangladesh in the 2015 World Cup. Australia dominated odi cricket from 1999-2015 and are currently number 1 in odi cricket again after a few years underperforming since they won the 2015 WC.
Also remember what the Bazball mindset brought to the 2015 WC final - brainless cricket from McCullum in the first over of the match leading Mitchell Starc to set Australia on their way to an easy victory
I think I said that they were ONE of the best limited overs teams over the past decade (and if I didn't, that's what I meant :P) I stand by that statement. Champions Trophy runners up in 2013, winner of the ODI WC in 2019, T20 WC in 2022, T20 semi finalists in 2021 and T20 runners up in 2016, that's pretty impressive! I'm not an England fan but I will give them credit where credit is due. This video is to give one side of the analysis and part two gives the other, then you can decide for yourself what you think. Thanks again!
@@6ixandout yeah I think saying last decade is pushing it that's all. They've only been good since they hit rock bottom in 2015 and realised they had to turn things around and take white ball cricket more seriously. Overall they had been very average from the 1992 World Cup final, to when they started winning in 2015. 2013 champions trophy was played in typical home conditions where they've occasionally done well like the 2004 champions trophy for example. But even then they managed to screw up in the final in a game they were winning easily. They've been there or thereabouts in tournaments since 2015 but you could equally say that about India, Pakistan, Australia and even Wi in t20 WCs
@@6ixandout I just watched your video on the potential flaws of bAzball- tend to agree with all you said tbh
It Might Work against Mediocre teams like India....But Iam Sure Oz's with Their Quality will Expose Hype of Bazball
Kinda wrote that after it was already getting sliced apart lol
It's working for now for the England team because of their nature of play, it's not "The Future".
The way it's looking for England right now in the ashes is that Australia have been playing bazzball way before them 😂
Nz is closer to Australia than England now that I'm coming to think of it
This approach by eng is good for other teams cuz if eng plays like this eng will score 300 aal out in 30 overs means my bowlers have to bowl max 10 overs if I have three bowlers so I will put one batsman in place of a bowler or probably go with only 2 bowlers either way eng will gat out at almost similar score of they go slow also so I will have a buffer of extra 2 batsmen also I will have a lot of time on my side to give a health lead and to even not declare at all. Also my bowlers will be fresh and less threat of any injury and tyredness
INdia will be a more difficult test than Australia @ home but the style of play definitely worked against them. But if you think about it, BazBall is actually designed for the subcontinent - go hard @ the new ball when the ball will fly to the boundary and fields are up, take on spinners - particularly coming down the pitch to take the spin out of the equation. Attacking fields and rotation of the seamers so shirt spells allow full pace and don't allow batters to get a handle on them. Much depends on the back up spinners as i think Leach will give Stokes control and some wickets but if Root and then whoever joins him - Livingstone, Ahmed, Jacks, Dawson & Parkinson are the candidates i'd say - takes wickets with attacking fields then we can win because we like to chase - now if that's possible on a raging turner we'll see!
It's not easy..
YOU LIKE TEST CRICKET YA POMMY DOGS, GET THAT UP YA
Good on u baz. Felt stupid when all the fielders ar in and knocking the ball around. Smash from get go
2 - 0 down and Australia only need to win or draw 1 of the remaining tests to retain the Ashes. Bazball might be entertaining for those with an attention span measured in nanoseconds, but its not going to win you games against teams like India or Australia who can change their approach according to the situation on the field at the time.
Please come in Mirpur to play bazzball 😌😌😌😌😌.
They will be all out inside 100 😂. But I would like Taskin, Ebadot, Hasan Mahmud, Fizz to go England and Australia to beat them in their preferred condition in test format just like they did in ODI format against South Africa. Ebadot actually did that in New Zealand but need to do that more.
It’s not a ground breaking new way to win test matches. It’s just something most wouldn’t expect in the long form, but now they know most will adapt and neutralise it’s effectiveness. I will probably now only work against the smaller nations who don’t play many tests.
Pak vs Eng in Rawalpindi - the English were helped by disaster of a pitch and the crappiest bowling lineup we will ever play. Mohammad Ali and Zahid out of that squad will likely never wear an international cap again
Bazball on pace pitches is not that great even though it's interesting. If England can replicate that in Indian tour after 2023 ODI world cup against likes of R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel then we can conclude Bazball approached it's true pinnacle.
Personally i don't think they will win a single game in India and Australia. Bazzball is easy on super flat pitches, but India's turning pitches and Bounce on Australian pitches along with bigger grounds will make England tough to win.
So, you could say Bazball is essentially approaching Test Cricket very much the same way you'd approach ODI and T20, with brash batting, bold fielding and energetic bowling.
Can’t we get Jos Buttler back to test XI?
Good analysis, however, Bazball can't be beaten for one simple reason, which is that not worrying about losing is what Bazball is about. As long as the English fans don't mind losing occasionally or even a couple of games at a time, the theory dictates that given enough basic talent Bazball will win more than it loses. We could argue that Bazball is the inevitable consequence of 20/20 cricket as especially younger players need to be more aggressive to become effective 20/20 players which let us face it is where the big bucks are. Players especially batsmen trying and often failing to transfer from one format to the other is deemed to cause more trouble than it is worth, and this seems to be the case. Bazball also and perhaps counterintuitively often results in fairly long games as although wickets may fall many runs may be scored before this happens. Bazball is a win-win situation for the fans and Test Match Cricket as a whole and as such will become the way of the future to a lesser or greater extent.
The only team I am very curious to the see this style against is India after this Ashes
It can work against the smaller tests nations, but not against India in India nor against the Aussies a second time.
I've been doing this in Cricket07 my whole life?
My advice. Pls cone to the mirpur pitch. You will forget what bazball is. Once england pls
Stokes and butler great
Test still over with or without bazball
Would love to see your take on one of the Pakistani players 😎 🇵🇰
It's on my list!
Well Australia have put bazball to bed in the first test. That is after loosing most of their top order.
England out of world cup 2023 because of this
Well in that Pakistan test match all main bowlers were unfit and were out of the test match.just like Shaheen afraid, Waseem junior, etc
We can now see how Bazball is just a fad. England are about to lose the second Ashes test match in a row to Australia. What seems fun and fancy and is all about vibes at first, comes up short against quality and technical superior sides.
2- nil
Bazball 0 Australia 2 so far… what will the end result be?
You look very similar to Tom Latham your hairstyle specially are you related some way??
Nonsense...test cricket is never boring especially after introduction of wtc. Bazball needs dead pitches and it spoils the balance between bat and ball. Personally i have bazball
Came here after england scored 823 in 150 overs against pakistan again
Then lost 2 games. From bazzball to where is the ball 😂
Bazzball in INDIA !!! come and GET IT against ASH and Jaddu and Indian Sun and Indian Noisy Crowd.Real Test of Bazzball will be WINNING IN INDIA
Already did it against the Aussies in Ashes
India don't come close to Aussies and it was proven in WTC final 😂
@@kbjovihch87yc8yf in your backyard mate !! i said Come and Play BAZZBALL in India Against Siraj Ashwin Jadeja Shami..And by the way You are yet to be tested Down Under in Australia
Habibi come to india
everyone is playing like KP, and only ten years ago this same establishment shunted him out
2 minutes of silence for thise who opine Test cricket is boring the way it has been played. The intensity and the approach of test cricket is what makes it an unbelievable spectacle over 5 days. Bazball is good, but no that’s not why I’d watch Test Cricket!
those*
thanks to our new zealand brother McCullum for sabotaging the english team for his aussie mates!
We are already watching what Bazball did to them in this ashes 2023 😂😂😂 Such a poor approach...Just watch ashesh 2023 second match England second innings.... Infront of top class bowling they became so timid 😂
This works only in flat tracks and nowadays English tracks are dead nothing for bowlers
It's pakball , not buzz ball. 😅
Bazball . Hahahha failed in india . Biggest defeat in history 434 runs 😂😂
That shows cricket knowledge of india that is not the highest win by runs in history 😂😂
Spoilers: No.
Don't call it boring
It is invincible I think
aussie bloke saying Pakistan properly nice
naah Pakistani Pitches were just road literally a flat road , In 5 days total run was more than 1000
I would love to see a good contest between bat and ball, instead of a 100over t20.
I'm done with cricket, it's just not enjoyable these days.
if batmen are aggressive then it’s up to the bowlers to bowl against that. it’s still a contest.
@@anfieldreds_1892why did Ben stokes ask for flatter pitches
No. It’s embarrassing they’ve kept trying to make this work when it so obviously isn’t.
Bazzball is bollocks!
Australia started faster scoring about 15 years ago, and everyone has followed suit.
T20 has accelerated it.
Now the poms come along and think they’ve reinvent the wheel, but they just copied Australia.
It may work against Ireland, but not a top class side.
It’s all well and good to bash everything, but in test cricket you need to play to the conditions and circumstances of the game.
That’s why it’s called a test.
And you’re not always going to get flat pitches prepared by your per curators.
Ask Anderson how he likes that.
It’s probably finished his career ( about time actually)
How’s that working out for you now England?
2-nil😂
And they are going to lose ashes because of this.
Bazball???
just distory the beauty of test cricket..nothing else
This is why England will lose all test matches against good teams
Pakistan prepared cement wicket so not right example to assume theory
Australia just made it test cricket 1 bazball 0
2 - 0
Lol test cricket is not going anywhere.
ruining the taste of test cricket😑
Not short rubbish bowling
what is bazball? lol
Nothing new about playing positively & aggressively as long as you have the players who can actually do it.
Propaganda.
If you are amazed with Bazball style cricket then you have never seen Sehwag play test cricket 🙄
He is amazed because it is the entire team playing like that, not just a single player. That's what is amazing about Bazball. About half of the team is having a strike rate close to or above hundred with runs on the board. Sehwag is also not the only player who was fsst in test cricket btw. For example, the Brendon "Bazball" McCullum has hit the fastest test hundred and not Sehwag.
I'm an Indian or Indian origin too. Try seeing the world without a nationalistic bias sometimes.