ELL, it’s been fun, hasn’t it? England have spent the past two years playing their swashbuckling brand of aggressive Test cricket, and beating (almost) everyone, rising like a phoenix from, erm, well, the Ashes. After that 4-0 beating down under, something had to change. In came Brendon McCullum, Ben Stokes and a new exciting brand of cricket that you might recognise as BazBall. New Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan and Ire-land all suffered at the hands of this revitalised England and only the weather saved Australia from losing the Ashes here last summer.
Spin when you’re winning
Jan 24, 2024
3 minutes
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