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Bazball unpacked: Controlled aggression or crash, bang, wallop approach?

England's thrill-a-minute playbook devised by Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes could revitalise Test cricket

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Vishal Menon New Delhi
It was an informal meeting between Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes in May 2022 that turned English cricket on its head, taking it from humiliation to triumph. 

From self-doubt to where they are placed currently: England have won 13 of their last 18 Tests, and staged a resounding comeback from being 2-0 down to draw the high-octane Ashes series, which concluded on July 31.

The meeting came days after McCullum (nicknamed Baz) was appointed England’s head coach, and Stokes the Test captain. 

England had registered just a solitary win from 17 Tests when they took over the reins at the