David Warner casts doubt on Bazball: ‘I can’t see it happening in Australia’

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NEW DELHI: Retired Test opener David Warner has solid doubt on whether or not England’s high-octane “Bazball” method will maintain up on Australian soil, insisting it’s a dangerous tactic in opposition to the circumstances Down Under.
“I don’t know if ‘Bazball’ is a myth now, but I can’t see it happening in Australia,” the 38-year-old instructed reporters this week, as quoted by Fox Sports.
Warner, who known as time on his worldwide profession final yr, had a front-row seat to England’s aggressive type throughout the 2023 Ashes. While the method earned reward for its leisure worth, he believes the fast-paced batting may falter on bouncier Australian pitches.
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“With the bounce and everything, the fields Australia set last time in England, it would be pretty high risk to play that in Australia,” he mentioned.
“It’s probably not the way to go about it. If that is the way they go … it’s going to be high tempo, high energy and we’ll all get a couple of days off at the back end.”
England’s “Bazball” period, led by Test captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum, has seen blended outcomes since kicking off three years in the past. The workforce surged to a dominant dwelling summer time in 2022, then made headlines with a record-breaking 3-0 whitewash in Pakistan.
However, their fortunes turned in 2023. England did not retain the Ashes on dwelling soil and later slumped to a 4-1 sequence loss in India, reigniting doubts concerning the long-term sustainability of the “Bazball” technique in various circumstances.
Meanwhile, Warner is gearing up for a brand new problem. Earlier this week, he was picked up by the London Spirit for AU$245,000 in The Hundred Draft. He’ll reunite with former Australian coach Justin Langer because the 100-ball event kicks off in August.

Warner’s dwelling floor can be Lord’s—the place tensions famously boiled over throughout the 2023 Ashes, as he and his teammates clashed with MCC members in the Long Room. Asked concerning the reception he expects from Spirit followers, Warner was candid.
“We’ll just have to wait until I step foot on that park first, won’t we? Then we’ll see how the reception is,” he mentioned.
“I’ll have to walk past the Long Room first to get to the changing room! I actually want them to come at Australians. I love that stuff, that’s what gets me going but I want them to support London Spirit.
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“If they want to boo me, boo me, but don’t boo the team. We’re not there playing for the Australian cricket team so they can cheer a little bit for myself but most importantly cheer for the team.
“I’m really looking forward to it, I know how English crowds are and it excites me.”