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Nicholls595 Jun 2023 12:32pm, 30 Jun 2023 30,562 posts	0 Nicholls595 Aussies batting before lunch Next contestant Nico from Nottingham, specialist subject the bleedin' obvious
Surrey Phil Jun 2023 12:34pm, 30 Jun 2023 9,512 posts	0 Surrey Phil Can't blame the tail. Annoying that the recognised batters did well enough to play themselves in only to do something stupid through wearing their Bazball rose-tinted specs.
Surrey Phil Jun 2023 12:35pm, 30 Jun 2023 9,513 posts	0 Surrey Phil Australia 30-0 (5 overs) then lunch.
Bazoaxe Jun 2023 12:35pm, 30 Jun 2023 25,110 posts	0 Bazoaxe I suppose the collapse is just another way of getting the declaration done
Nicholls595 Jun 2023 12:36pm, 30 Jun 2023 30,563 posts	0 Nicholls595 If/when England lose the Ashes 5-0, do we reckon Bazball is dead?
rf_fozzy Jun 2023 12:39pm, 30 Jun 2023 20,399 posts	0 rf_fozzy The frustration with this England team is that they arguably have the same amount of talent (except openers) as the teams in the 09-14 era. Which is why they've won some exciting test matches recently. The problem is that if you play on the edge and veer into recklessness, a good team (e.g. Australia) will punish you. I said it previously - Bazball is in part psychological - it preys on the opposition fear that it doesn't matter what they do, the Bazball approach will win them the game (it's very similar to the dominant Aussie sides of the 80s/90s/00s, but obvious a different method of doing it) England lost that psychological advantage in the first test. The Aussies don't fear it any more. That's why it'll be a 3-1 or even 4-0 series.
Derby Tup Jun 2023 12:49pm, 30 Jun 2023 60,175 posts	0 Derby Tup Bazball is basically playing Billy Bigcock and the Aussies have turned up packing
Dave A Jun 2023 1:00pm, 30 Jun 2023 23,846 posts	0 Dave A Bazball is basically playing Billy Bigcock and the Aussies have turned up packing Part of the problem is playing it against the best in the world. They’ve shown they can play risk free and go at well over 4 per over and be in the game. Playing ultra aggressive against Australia and the frailty of the method gets exposed. It needs fine tuning. I’d expect professional cricketers to be smart enough to do that.
AndyS Jun 2023 1:33pm, 30 Jun 2023 2,145 posts	0 AndyS The good news is that England have chased down Australian totals in the fourth innings at Lord's before. Twice. The bad news is those chases were in 1890 and 1896...
Fields Jun 2023 1:41pm, 30 Jun 2023 9,616 posts	0 Fields Pretty sure I saw this version of bazball in 1999 at the Oval against New Zealand