Surreal to think that, four years ago in the same Anthony de Mello Trophy, it did not take much to write them off after an embarrassing series defeat in India
Ollie Pope on his way to maiden century against India (Pic: @englandcricket/X)
Six letters, that’s all. The term is ‘bazball’. England’s flamboyant style of play may be wildly at odds with the genteel surroundings of Test cricket, but its revolution is no gimmick. On Sunday in the abnormally-dry Hyderabad pitch, the strategy notched up another triumph.