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Ben Stokes' bold declaration 'no surprise to us': Jonny Bairstow

NEW DELHI: England's 'Bazball' era has been known for their 'surprising' bold calls and on Friday the cricket traditionalists witnessed another one when Ben Stokes declared the innings on the opening day of the first Ashes Test.

The Times of India

Gareth Southgate in ‘no doubt’ over Trent Alexander-Arnold’s midfield switch as he reveals Bazball talks

Gareth Southgate says Trent Alexander-Arnold can give England a different option in midfield after the Liverpool man's outstanding display in the 4-0 win over Malta on Friday.

Evening Standard

Joe Root paints an Ashes masterpiece amid blood and thunder of Bazball

Batter’s post-captaincy bloom is one of the simpler joys of England’s new no-bad-shots style under Stokes and McCullum

The Guardian - UK

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Lyon works magic as Australia blunt Bazball and keep England in check

Helped by an amenable pitch, the wolfish off-spinner took four wickets and denied the hosts a truly formidable total

The Guardian - UK

England’s Ashes bid begins with party at Edgbaston, Bazball’s spiritual home

Drunk and sunbunt by the end, England fans revelled as they discovered how their team’s new-found attacking philosophy would play out in the heat of an Ashes

The Independent UK

Ashes 1st Test | Brilliant Root ton puts England in command on Day 1, but early declaration backfires

The Ashes 2023: follow session by session updates of the opening Ashes Test between England and Australia at Edgbaston

The Hindu

What is Bazball? How England and Brendon McCullum revolutionised Test cricket

Stokes and McCullum have lifted England from rock-bottom to ‘rockstars’

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The Ashes first Test, day one: England declare on 393-8 against Australia – as it happened

Joe Root struck a superb century before Ben Stokes declared at Edgbaston, with Australia easing to stumps at 14-0

The Guardian - UK

England ready for Bazball’s biggest test as Australia arrive for the Ashes

While England are full of confidence under new leadership, Australia will want to keep hold of urn they have held since 2017

The Guardian - UK

11 definitive Ashes verdicts as England and Australia go head-to-head for the urn again

THE ASHES 2023: England and Australia lock horns in the first of five Ashes Tests this summer when play gets under way at Edgbaston on Friday afternoon, but how will the series go?

Daily Mirror

Buckle up: liberated England face ultimate test against greatest rivals

'Bazball’ has been a revelation, but this is the moment of truth: an impossible-to-call Ashes series against a well-oiled Australia

The Guardian - UK

England's story behind how Bazball stuck in the coach and players' own words

In their own words, the coach and the players - including Ben Stokes and Joe Root - look back and explain exactly how Bazball stuck and has turned them into genuine world beaters

Daily Mirror

England, Australia and an urn: a bluffer’s guide to the Ashes

What is Bazball and whose ashes are they? Everything you need to know about this summer’s cricket but were afraid to ask

The Guardian - UK

Can England's 'Bazball' revolution overpower World Test Champions Australia?

NEW DELHI: Winning 11 Tests out of their last 13, England's ultra-aggressive 'Bazball' brand of cricket has forced the rest of the world to sit up and take notice, but will it work against the World Test Champions Australia?

The Times of India

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Halting Bazball and lifting the urn will define bowlers

Pat Cummins, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc are a supreme Australian attack but how they handle England and 'Bazball' will define them.

The Guardian - UK

Bazball unpacked: how England have turned up the dial in Test cricket

Andrew Samson takes a statistical deep dive into England’s seismic change in approach and explains how the data supports it

The Independent UK

England were playing ‘Bazball’ during 2005 Ashes series win – Michael Vaughan

The current England team have developed into an attacking and entertaining Test unit under the guidance of coach Brendan McCullum – nicknamed Baz.

The New Daily

England captain Ben Stokes vows Bazball will continue in Ashes

England captain Ben Stokes says he will not make allowances for Australia and change his style for the Ashes.

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The Times of India

England's Bazball strategy won't always work, says Steve Waugh

NEW DELHI: Australia cricket legend Steve Waugh has delivered a strong cautionary message to England ahead of the highly-anticipated Ashes series.

The Guardian - UK

England’s Existential Cricket is not fun and carefree but therapy for years of cruelty

Bazball has been hailed as a joyous reinvention of how Test cricket is played but in reality it is an angry reaction to past pain

Daily Mirror

Ricky Ponting reckons England only came up with Bazball as a plot to beat Australia

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting can't wait for the Ashes to start with English conditions and the success of 'Bazball' set to have a huge say in the destination of the urn

The Times of India

Steve Smith: We'll wait and see how 'Bazball' fares in Ashes

NEW DELHI: As Australian quicks put on a commanding performance against India on Day 2 of the ongoing World Test Championship final at the Oval, Steve Smith on Thursday said he is looking forward to how England continue with their 'Bazball' style against them in the following Ashes series.

Daily Mirror

Ben Stokes doubles down on England's no-fear approach in emotional Ashes vow

England are hoping to win back the Ashes from Australia and captain Ben Stokes has promised his team will continue with their entertaining and aggressive 'Bazball' approach

The Independent UK

Jos Buttler believes Moeen Ali will thrive on return to England’s Test side

has not played an international Test for nearly two years.

The Independent UK

Chris Woakes feared he would never play red-ball cricket again

Woakes had to undergo an operation on his bowling knee last summer

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