“We will be coming out with exactly the same (aggressive) mindset, even though it’s a different opposition,” – English captain Ben Stokes TAMIL NEWS: “Even if we face another team, we will play with the same (aggressive game) mentality. That will not change. ” England Captain Stokes.
IND vs ENG 5th Test Tamil News: During India’s tour of Australia in 2018-19, Chateshwar Pujara faced 1,258 balls in four Tests and scored 521 runs. He also laid the foundation stone for India’s first series victory. He even knocked down a new age cricketer like Schupman Gill with his inflexible batting.
Rishabh Pund, who is already very successful in Test cricket, is getting into serious play. This makes him brave enough to even reverse-lap sometimes James Anderson. Test cricket has always been a mixture of ambiguity and skill. But, in its next phase of evolution, a new template, inspired by Bazball, has emerged.
Ian Morgan’s England team gives world cricket a new template in white-ball cricket. The relentless aggression changed the old order. Holding wickets back and forth in slack overs. If Brendon McCullum’s first three Tests as England’s Red-Ball coach provide a glimpse into the future, the days of tough Test batsmen will be over.
‘Boss’ McCullum was asked about this when he spoke to reporters after England’s clean sweep of New Zealand 3-0. “I do not think so. I look at the players we have, what we are trying to achieve and think they will fit the style we want to play. This is probably not what we are following. However, I am happy that we have won now, ”he said.
Here are some hard numbers
England scored 4.5 runs in three Tests. In the last Test at Leeds, New Zealand scored 655 runs in 222.5 overs in two innings, which was fully accepted at 2.94 runs per over and in long form. England won the match by seven wickets, scoring 656 runs in 121.2 overs and a 5.41 run rate – the last time they won by regular standards.
Not even a leading batsman who has played in all three Tests has a sub-50 strike rate. Joe Root scored 396 runs at a strike rate of 74.15. Johnny Barstow scored 394 runs at a staggering strike rate of 120.12.
“If I had been a young player around county cricket, our number one for England. 5 (Burstow) saw what he is currently doing, that role and how he is motivated to play. If anything happens to that person, I’m sure they will take care of it, ”McCullum said.
The team built under McCullum and Captain Ben Stokes is set up as a team with a philosophy. And players with the right profile will be part of the plan. But is there a limit to aggression? How much more? “I hope we take it a long way because we know where that line is. Until you do that, you’re not really sure. There are times when they are pushed too hard, and then they know. I think it will be the same for us. We need to continue to explore what that line is. ” McCullum told his team.
Hope
There will be ups and downs to move forward, but as McCullum said, it is essential to stay strong in the team’s confidence. Morgan’s white ball team did the same. As former England captain Nasser Hussain wrote in his Daily Mail column, even after Ageas Bowl was bowled out for 45 overs in the one-day international against New Zealand, Morgan did not change his attitude and was noticed by the likes of Michael Holding and Ian Smith.
“But Morgan was determined to get his players out and bat the same way in the next game. The message he sent not only to his dressing room, but also to future England players in county cricket was important. Continue. Do not doubt yourself. ” Hussein wrote.
Coming back to the Test match, England’s 3-0 series win over New Zealand was not just below their batting aggression. As Stokes refused to go on the defensive, the bowlers faced big partnerships and dropped wickets. The first session of the fourth day of the third Test is an example. Daryl Mitchell and Tom Blundell were undefeated in the morning session, but England continued to attack. After the partnership broke down, the hosts ran down the Kiwi bottom line.
“Even yesterday (the fourth day) when a partnership was formed between Mitchell and Blundell, there may have been some uneasiness about the totality that has sometimes been built up in the past. But we kept attacking, there was a lot of attacking across the field, the bowlers kept trying to bowl towards off-spin patterns, for me it was a part and parcel of how this team wants to play, ”McCullum said.
India is expected to face a tough challenge in Edgbaston. “It’s really special to beat the world’s top team 3-0. Next time we face another team, we will play with the same (aggressive game) mentality. There will be no change in that. “We look forward to continuing what we did in the three Tests against New Zealand in the Test against India.”
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