The revolutionary approach to batting has been dubbed “Bazball” after a nickname for England’s new coach, Brendon McCullum, a former aggressive batsman for New Zealand
in cricket—the long version, in which both sides expect to bat twice over five days—have historically followed a set pattern. The team batting first will start cautiously while the ball is new and thus more likely to swing through the air and bounce more steeply . By the end of the first day, having faced perhaps 90 overs, or sets of six balls, they will have done well to score 300 runs.
This revolutionary approach has been dubbed “Bazball”, after a nickname for England’s new coach, Brendon McCullum, who was appointed in May. Until his retirement in 2019, Mr McCullum was an aggressive batsman and was previously an enterprising captain of New Zealand. His arrival as coach coincided with the appointment as captain of Ben Stokes, a talismanic all-rounder who was also born in New Zealand.
The Bazball revolution began as soon as Mr McCullum and Mr Stokes took charge. In four home Tests against New Zealand and India this summer, England batted last and had to chase substantial totals to win: 277, 299 and 296 against the Kiwis and 378 against India. The team batting last in a five-day match usually faces the worst batting conditions; the pitch is worn, making the bounce uneven and the ball more likely to move in a devious manner. Making even 250 can be a tall order.
Such shots put the batter at high risk of getting out and, not many years ago, might have caused him to be dropped from the team for recklessness. But Mr McCullum and Mr Stokes encourage their team to take those risks, and back them if they fail. Mr Stokes himself has found some ugly ways to get out during his captaincy, as he did in the second innings in Rawalpindi—when he failed to score.
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