England played a different game in the cricket test match. The Three Lions under Brendon McCullum completely transformed themselves. They play an aggressive brand of cricket in the longest format of the game. Irrespective of the conditions home or away they stick to their style of playing in the red ball format of the game. McCullum has gained some success and the style has been known as ‘Bazball’.
However, there have also been some controversies and talks after the failure of the test matches. The team did not respect the conditions and played as per their attacking style losing badly in some games. Since the appointment of the former Kiwi captain as a head coach in the traditional game format. The side has played 24 Tests, resulting in only one draw, with 15 wins and eight losses. This has been a massive gain for the struggling English side.
Now keep in mind the forthcoming limited-overs tournament. England management announced overnight that Brendon McCullum will take over the charge for the white-ball team as well. He will be in charge in the upcoming year. England has a heavy schedule in the limited-over format touring India and then the ICC Champions Trophy. However, he will be taking charge after the major tournament.
‘Bazball’ will have some backlash
Will ‘Bazball’ work in the limited-overs format? There are a lot of questions over McCullum taking over the ODI and T20 side. The former New Zealand batter has the experience of coaching in the Indian Premier League (IPL) side Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and took them in the final as well. However, in international cricket, is way different.
Despite his players getting the license to be more attacking and emboldened with their shot-making and field placings, and be free from recrimination. There are some drawbacks against top teams and different conditions they need to assess and play otherwise it will be a huge setback for the side in the upcoming years. They may see a massive downfall if respect is not given to the big teams in the major tournaments.
