'CazBall Not Bazball': Australia Great Critical Of England's Ashes Approach

06.07.2023 - 04:53 sports.ndtv.com

Legendary pacer Glenn McGrath has slammed England for playing casual cricket against Australia in the ongoing Ashes, sarcastically terming it as "CazBall" instead of "Bazball", the aggressive version of game associated with the Brendon McCullum coached side in recent times.

England are down 0-2 after losing the first two Tests at the Edgbaston and the Lord's. The 53-year-old said he was initially in "two minds" over the dismissal of Jonny Bairstow, which has divided the cricketing world with many, including skipper Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum, calling it contrary to the 'spirit of the game'. "I want to start by saying Jonny Bairstow's controversial dismissal was not my favourite.

I have been thinking about it a lot, reading all of the reaction, and it has had me in two minds," McGrath wrote in a column for BBC. "Originally, I would have liked to have seen Australia captain Pat Cummins withdraw his appeal...

but the more I think about it the more I think it was the right decision from Cummins. I think it is a sign of something deeper in England's mentality. "...Now, I am a fan of Bazball.

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