Cricket-Method or madness, batting approaches could decide Ashes


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  • Tuesday, 18 Nov 2025

Cricket - Ashes - Third Test - England v Australia - Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds, Britain - July 7, 2023 England's Ben Stokes reacts after being caught out by Australia's Steve Smith off the bowling of Todd Murphy as Alex Carey looks on Action Images via Reuters/Lee Smith

(Reuters) -The contest between England's dialled-down "Bazball" approach and Australia's more methodical batting could determine who prevails in the Ashes series beginning in Perth on Friday.

Conceived by head coach Brendon 'Baz' McCullum and championed by skipper Ben Stokes, England's gung-ho batting has reinvigorated test cricket with its implicit aim of making the five-day format more entertaining with positive results.

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