Bazball.... it's so hot right now!
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Bazball.... it's so hot right now!
Bazball is essentially a disruptive strategy typical across many fields in the 21st century. It challenges the status quo of test cricket as it’s been played for the last 140 odd years. It’s a new way of playing that leverages off white ball cricket’s bat friendly environments.
I don’t know how sustainable it is as oppositions will adjust their play to combat it. Bazball needs the team to score fast and big. They also need an attack that can dismantle the opposition batting. India will be a good test of it.
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I like all of that Dazzler...'Bazball' term annoys me a bit, I have to admit, credit where is due.
Exciting cricket, Tests my favourite, always good.
Think Into Black has a bit of a point in that the 'Calypso Kings' were so exciting back in the day... Aus fans seemed to be almost happy/not devastaded when we got beaten even. Just fantastic cricket.
So, all for Bazball, except I do hate slow, doctored pitches, to suit that style....swing/seam bowlers playing in England was like seeing art.
An extra run an over isn't minor.
The odd game Australia might've put their foot down, but nothing like this. Australia tried to make 600 and then bowl out sides with Warne and McGrath.
When was the last time a side made 400 on day 1 and declared to have a bowl?
There's positive cricket as you call it and then this.
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I spent way, way more time looking at this than I really should've...very good
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Agree, it is exciting and like I said, good on them. But the concept has been there for years.
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Yes.
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Also yes.
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Not as exciting as a bouncing, quick WACA pitch when the Windies were hooking everything outta the ground, or Terry Alderman with swing/subtle changes in his bowling in Eng.
Getting results in Tests are great, exciting, ...will lose it's appeal if pitches dictate quick bowlers that can't contain runs go out of fashion.
We'll see, I just hate pitches that are roads. Great contest between bat and ball in a Test..doesn't get any better IMHO
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Even if he has a run of bad form with bat and ball you'd just about pick Green as a specialist fielder.
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He's like having two gullies, with the ground that he covers. Can take it high, wide or low.
In b4 sex life, etc.
I can just imagine the outcry about the "Ugly Aussies" if one of ours had said the same thing to Joe Root.
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‘F***ing prick’: Pom DEFENDS Khawaja spray as Ashes theatre
Controversial England quick Ollie Robinson has attracted attention for an expletive-laden send off of Australian opener Usman Khawaja — but he doesn't see the problem.
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Not defending knobson, but heat of the moment stuff, we've done similar before in a ashes series.I can just imagine the outcry about the "Ugly Aussies" if one of ours had said the same thing to Joe Root.
‘F***ing prick’: Pom DEFENDS Khawaja spray as Ashes theatre
Controversial England quick Ollie Robinson has attracted attention for an expletive-laden send off of Australian opener Usman Khawaja — but he doesn't see the problem.
I don't mind stuff like that.
It's the hypocrisy that annoys me.
I'm telling you, if we did that, the media would be all over us.
Especially the Aussie media.
That send off just shows their bravado is surface level stuff. Uzzie was taking the match away from them which I don't think they expected to happen after getting Warner, Smith, Lab out cheaply and Head gone for a half ton.
Pressure valve was released when they finally got their man, so in some ways it's a sign of threat and respect I reckon.
Pressure valve was released when they finally got their man, so in some ways it's a sign of threat and respect I reckon.
Fair enough, anyway the guys a proven racist/sexist POS sh!t and hopefully cops some bodyline if he comes out to bat.
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Yup. He has history
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England’s Ollie Robinson apologises after racist and sexist tweets emerge | England cricket team | The Guardian
Bowler apologises for ‘thoughtless’ comments made eight years ago as controversy overshadows a fine opening-day performance
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sexiest? freudian slip?
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Final wicket of the last Ashes series. Poms, and Robinson, had mentally checked out -
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The abuse is just so disappointingly basic. No art to it at all.
It all just makes Robinson look slightly pathetic. Of all the people who are not a f***ing prick, Ussie is top of the list.
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Robinson does seem like a knobhead for sure but people losing their minds over '**** off' need to get a grip.
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If Khawaja is a prick, Robinson is a porcupine
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No issue with Robinson in this instance, was an important moment in the game and he got a bit carried away. Move on.
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