It is the English Test revolution that has captivated world cricket however don’t anticipate the Bazball method to be replicated by Australia any time quickly.
England’s thrilling 74-run win over Pakistan on a dull Rawalpindi pitch will go down as the perfect Test of 2022, with the vacationers trumping their very own efforts on dwelling soil earlier this 12 months.
Taking a no-fear method to Test cricket, England scored at greater than six-an-over in every innings and set a beneficiant declaration goal of 343 in 4 classes.
The win prompted observers together with Mark Waugh to say the method had modified the way in which Test cricket can be performed, with England seven-from-eight underneath coach Brendon McCullum – often called Baz – and captain Ben Stokes.
The vacationers chased down fourth-innings scores of 378, 299 and 296 throughout their dwelling summer time, scoring at near or above five-an-over in every chase.
England’s work has been intently watched by Australia’s group, with ‘Bazball’ jokes made within the nets in the course of the winter and the Rawalpindi Test drawing loads of consideration in the course of the present collection towards West Indies.
But in response to Nathan Lyon, the method won’t be seeping into Australia’s cricket any time quickly.
“I watched it, it’s bloody exciting,” Lyon stated.
“Hats off to Baz and Stokesy going over there. I know what that Rawalpindi wicket is like.
“They discovered a technique to win a Test over there.
“But we’ve all got our own ways of playing Test cricket and ours is going alright. We don’t need to change ours at the moment.”
Australia have additionally made clear they’re months away from formulating plans on methods to cease England’s all-out method, with a house summer time and the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in India earlier than then.
And it’s unlikely they are going to be given any type of early follow towards such attacking cricket in Adelaide this week, with West Indies officers equally sure Bazball is just not for them.
“You play the best side in the world. You can’t go gung-ho,” assistant Roddy Estwick stated.
“I know everyone has seen how England are playing and thinks that’s the way to go. Well that’s the way they want to play, fine by that.
“But with us, we wish to be as affected person as potential.
“What they are doing is nothing new. It is surprising that everyone is jumping on the bandwagon.
“You play what you see. If you have a look at that pitch, it was so flat in Pakistan that you could possibly rating 5 runs an over with none drawback.
“When it is nipping around and doing all sorts of things, then it becomes a different ball game.”
