It’s undeniable that England’s cricketing fortunes improved after its Bazball makeover. You could argue that the loss of Nathan Lyon weakened the Australians, and it did, but this was a remarkable result against the best Test team in the world. According to Kartikeya Date, aka @cricketingview, Bazball works best against teams with bowling attacks markedly inferior to England’s, such as Pakistan’s. Four bowlers plus Root in India was markedly less penetrating than four bowlers plus Stokes in England because England’s spinners were inexperienced rookies. From Date’s perspective, talk of Bazball obscures the plain cricketing reasons for India’s success and England’s failure.

Source: The Telegraph March 03, 2024 15:20 UTC