Bazball
Style of cricketing play
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Bazball is an informal term that was coined by ESPN Cricinfo UK editor Andrew Miller during the 2022 English cricket season to refer to the style of play developed by the England cricket team in Test matches following the appointments of Brendon McCullum (whose nickname is Baz) as Test head coach and Ben Stokes as Test captain by English cricket managing director Rob Key in May 2022.
The Bazball style and mindset is said to have an emphasis on taking decisions in attack and defence, whether batting or in the field, that create "positive" cricket to push game towards decisive results in an attempt by England to win more games. These tactical choices have included riskier shot selection as individual players, aggressive batting in match positions where defensive play would be the normal style, declarations in situations where most teams would have continued to bat and avoiding overly defensive bowling choices.
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- 👤 Harry Brook (1 shared articles)
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- 🌐 England cricket team (1 shared articles)