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Welcome to Bazball with the brakes on
Daily Express
|July 11, 2025
SINCE the summer of 2022 England have treated us all to some cricket from the future.
And how good has it been? But here at one of the oldest grounds in the world, Ben Stokes and company took supporters on a trip back to the past - and the final destination appeared to be a proper Test match.
Those occasions involved sensible batting, disciplined bowling and not a six in sight.
Welcome to Bazball with the brakes on. A fortnight ago some incredible heroics at Headingley saw England chase down 371 for victory - their second highest winning total in Test history.
Defeat then came at Edgbaston and one of the most exciting teams suddenly turned into one of the most sensible ones.
This story is from the July 11, 2025 edition of Daily Express.
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