"Going To Lose Games...": Jonny Bairstow's Interesting Take on England's "Approach" After Edgbaston Win

06.07.2022 - 17:41 sports.ndtv.com

Riding on unbeaten tons from Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root, England scripted history as the team pulled off their highest-successful chase in longest format to beat by seven wickets at Edgbaston in Birmingham.

Chasing a total of 378, Root and Bairstow's 269-run partnership helped England record their fourth successive chase in Test cricket.

The Ben Stokes-led side has been playing some aggressive brand of cricket, termed 'Bazball', since the appointment of Brendon McCullum as head coach of the team.

Despite winning their last four Tests while chasing daunting targets, Bairstow feels that while England have been playing a positive brand of cricket, the team might also lose games with their approach. "It is great fun at the moment.

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