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Australia resist England's bowling and Bazball: Ashes 2023 review

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We review the recently concluded five-Test series between England and Australia that ended 2-2 - with Australia retaining the Ashes. It was a series defined by England's 'Bazball' approach to batting - though that undersells how well Australia's batters resisted English bowling and how well Australia bowled in largely batting-friendly conditions.

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Talking Points:

  • A neutral view of the Ashes - and how it is hard to pick a team to support
  • The limits of Bazball - and why England's recent success stems from their bowling depth
  •  Australia's bowlers adjusting to the flat pitches and England's risk-taking
  • Why did England not want to prepare seamer-friendly pitches at home and capitalise on their big strength?
  • Stokes v Starc on the final morning at Lord's
  • The cult of Bazball - and how it fits in well with the English cricket establishment's exceptionalism
  • Mark Wood's pace and Nathan Lyon's absence
  • The effect of Bazball on England's bowling attack
  • Stuart Broad's cinematic goodbye
  •  England's chances in the five-Test series in India next year


    • Participants:

    Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)

    Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd)

    Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview) | Substack | ESPNcricinfo page

    Ashoka (@ABVan)

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    Related:

    • Why did Bazball fail to regain the Ashes - Kartikeya Date - Cricketingview Substack
    • Stokes and McCullum want to save Test cricket but we must look beyond Big Three - Jonathan Liew - Guardian
    • England 'wanted to pick Wood' but settle for Tongue in all-seam attack - Matt Roller - ESPNcricinfo
    •  Bazball: a cult of bruised masculinity where you win even if you lose - Barney Ronay - Guardian
    • Mark Wood and the primal theatre of pure pace - Ben Gardner - Wisden
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