Proteas skipper Elgar sick of 'Bazball' talk ahead of England Tests

South Africa captain Dean Elgar said he was fed up with discussing England's new swashbuckling 'Bazball' approach to Test cricket on the eve of their series opener at Lord's.

England have won all four of their Tests under a new leadership pairing of skipper Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum.

McCullum's nickname is behind a 'Bazball' tag that has become shorthand for an aggressive style of playing the five-day game.

That 100 percent record includes a 3-0 series sweep over world champions New Zealand, with England hunting down challenging targets on each occasion.

Stokes's men then made light of a seemingly stiff target of 378 in the Covid-delayed fifth Test against India at Edgbaston, romping to victory by seven wickets.

But South Africa - top of the World Test Championship table - will be a tough proposition for England in the three-match series starting on Wednesday.

Opening batsman Elgar is confident the Proteas' pace attack can cut high-flying England down to size.

"With all due respect, I am really not going to entertain that (Bazball) anymore," Elgar said at Lord's on Tuesday.

"We have chatted about it long and hard. I just want to crack on with the cricket. I think the game deserves that respect and mud-slinging is now a thing of the past for me."

Elgar, who has overseen seven wins from nine matches since becoming South Africa's permanent red-ball skipper, accepts there may be times when the tourists are on the defensive but he believes they have the resources to fight back.

"I would like to think from a bowling point of view, our bowlers are big, tall, fast and strong buggers and we have ticked the boxes in regards to the spin department."

Elgar tried to put England's run-chases into perspective by saying the conditions