Cricket Live: The England cricket team’s ‘Bazball’ style of play, which appears to be influenced by its head coach Brendon McCullum, has frequently drawn praise. Even while this particular style of cricket has captivated spectators, some even think it is reckless and unsafe at the same time.
Recently, English captain Ben Stokes and head coach McCullum received praise from Australian batter Travis Head for their approach to playing this style of cricket. The Southpaw agreed that this strategy was novel and innovative.
“I enjoy it, and I believe the strategy they’re doing is intriguing,” Head told cricket.com.. “It’s new and it’s fresh, and they’re coming up with a style that’s real to them and true to ‘Baz’ (McCullum) and Stokes.”
The Australian middle-order batsman, who enjoys scoring runs quickly, praised the pair for successfully managing the England team over the longest format of the game and even delivering results with this strategy. The 29-year-old had recently been hitting runs quickly and had been in excellent form.
Travis was the top run-scorer in the previous Ashes match between these two teams with 357 runs in the six innings he played and an amazing strike rate of 86.02. It should be mentioned that since 2021, left-handed hitters have been among the top five batters in Test cricket for strike rates.
The talented left-hander also recalled a humorous discussion with Marnus Labuschagne about the Tassie Test, in which he batted at an astounding strike rate that helped Australia get the upper hand.
Head added to cricket.com.au that “Marnus (Labuschagne) laughed it off that game saying that it was slogging and we were going a million miles an hour, so I joked with him and said, ‘You were, but I was very calm and kept the ball really close and actually played really, really nice cricket shots. If I’m 180 off 80, or 80 off 80, it can look exactly the same for me.”
With the World Test Championship Final beginning on June 7 and the Ashes series starting on June 16, the Adelaide-born hitter will be one of the team’s most valuable players.
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