3rd Test: India v England @ Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot Feb 15-19, 2024

[King-Gutho94]

The Delusional way they speak about themselves ruins the whole way they approach the game.

For them It's like the whole test cricket universe revolves around Bazball.

 

[JJ]

Poor for Root?

His average under Bazball/Stokes is better than his overall average

sure, but I'd suggest that's simply because he's at his peak now - remember while England were awful at the end of his captaincy, he was amazing... I just don't understand why he feels the need to play like Crawley and Duckett, while Stokes is clearly more situational

 

[AlwaysGreen]

The Delusional way they speak about themselves ruins the whole way they approach the game.

For them It's like the whole test cricket universe revolves around Bazball.

Jaiswel will have a better career than Sloggitt, who is carrying on like he's a much shorter version of Bradman.

 

[King-Gutho94]

It's a shame Graeme has changed his tune on what should constitutes an aggressive brand of cricket.

Watto smashed him for 28 runs off an over at the WACA and he chucked the towel in and retired. Never bowled another ball in test cricket.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Swann will pile on bazball when it fails. Just goes with the most popular opinion.

 

[Twizzle]

I'm beginning to think Bazball is what they do off the pitch moreso than on the pitch

I think its all in their head and they're just in denial about what actually happens on the pitch

 

[simmo1]

 

[hineyrulz]

I'm beginning to think Bazball is what they do off the pitch moreso than on the pitch

I think its all in their head and they're just in denial about what actually happens on the pitch

It’s a cult.

 

[King-Gutho94]

It’s a cult.

It's a cult that has more spin then a warnie flipper.

 

[King-Gutho94]

India can really test a moral dilemma of England here by delaying the declaration as late as possible.

As Bazball doesn't play for draws.

Play to there ego and set them 600 off 96 overs instead of 550 off 120 overs and they still would be stupid enough to try it and go for it.

Remember in the words of the captain they don't play for draws.

Ben Stokes has reiterated his England side "have got no interest in playing for draws"

Ben Stokes doubles down on draw mantra after England's brilliant win in Pakistan

Ben Stokes has reiterated his England side "have got no interest in playing for draws" following their stunning win over Pakistan on an incredibly flat Rawalpindi pitch

www.mirror.co.uk

 

[simmo1]

Pretty rude of the Indian players to not be thanking Baz after every boundary they hit.

 

[Eelectrica]

4's and 6's didn't exist before bazball. It is known.

 

[TheParraboy]

Say it again, this Sarfaraz fellow will be a superstar
Jaiswal doing ok too 187*

India 4/365
lead 491

Deck looks good for batting, add another 100 id say, and declare with around 20 overs left today

 

[JamesRustle]

Bazball has made it so much easier for me to go for team India against the poms... as has moral victory and the poms basically being made up of foreigners from colonial outposts the last 20 years.

 

[JamesRustle]

Into the nervous 190s... should move through to 200 next over.

 

[King-Gutho94]

Seeing a pensioner record chaser in Jimmy Anderson getting taken to the cleaners by a bloke nearly half his age is glorious to see.

Piss off and retire Jimmy.

 

[TheParraboy]

Sarfaraz will get a quick ton..

 

[AlwaysGreen]

India lead by 521 runs. That's a lot of Ellen reverse scoops

 

[yobbo84]

Two double centuries at only 22 years old is pretty darn impressive

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Equals the Record for sixes in an innings with 12 and thanks BazMc for inventing aggressive batting