England vs India: Ben Stokes suggests possible tweaks to ‘Bazball’ for home summer Test series | Cricket News

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Ben Stokes suggested that Angleterre May modify his approach to “Bazball” for his series of five tests against India, which begins Friday in Headingley – Live Sky Sports.

Under Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum, whose nickname is “Baz”, England has played an entertaining, aggressive and attacking cricket brand at all costs to win the “Bazball” label.

This helped reverse the fortune of the Environmental Test team, even if some consider that the approach is sometimes naive, especially when faced against the best world teams.

“India always brings excitement with them wherever they go to the world. We always want to be known as a team that plays an exciting style of cricket,” said Stokes.

“Not that we wanted to win every match we have played, but it changes what we say, how we say it. We want to play an exciting cricket game because we know that is what leads the best of individuals and the team. But it is about winning.”

England will face an Indian team that will enter a new era after pensions of legends from India Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.

The new captain Shubman Gill, who also has the pressure to take the coveted note from Kohli in the range of strikers, expects a “very exciting” series.

“They played a very exciting cricket brand. They wanted to get results,” added Gill.

“It was the approach of what we know when we played against them in India, or especially here [in England]. As a team, you want to get a result of any game and I think that’s what they are trying to get. It is no different from us. “”

Stokes was asked about his opposing captain and said: “Gill is a good player. He has been a long time now, since he is only young.

“It is an exciting period for Indian cricket. There is a lot of pressure that is captain of any Indian team, but it is an exciting period. It is always when a new role of leadership is there. It is my opposition for the next six weeks, but all the best!”

Will Woake shine on England?

Chris Woakes returns to the England test team after taking three top-order counters, a counters earlier this month, having undergone an ankle injury earlier this year.

Woakes was a player in the series in the 2023 Ashes, despite only three tests after being called with England 2-0 against Australia.

He played a key role in the memorable victory of England in Headingley and the victory of Stuart Broad at the Oval and will direct the attack on Bowling in England.

“Since I and Baz have been captain and coach, I don’t think we have lost a match with him in the team,” said Stokes.

“It simply proves how much he is a precious cricket player. He is the leader of the attack, he will prosperate this responsibility.

“He is a quality cricket player. The acongation he has with the ball, then his capacity with the bat at n ° 8 is massive for us.”

At the other end of the scale, Josh Tongue and Brydon Carse will seek to buffer their authority in the team with only eight tests between them.

Corse will play his first home test after taking 27 counters in five games in Pakistan and New Zealand last winter.

“The experience is an experience. We have talked about it a lot, but I see it, at the end of the day, that you have played 100 games or five games, your skills are the most important thing when you come to play in any form of cricket,” said Stokes.

“Brydon experienced an incredible start in his career in all formats. He was great for this test team when he put the shirt. I am not looking at too much and it’s great to have” Lily “on the injuries he has suffered for a year.

“Playing well for Notts and obtaining this opportunity in a shirt in England is very exciting, so really impatiently the boys to recover this week.”

New trophy to honor Anderson and Tendulkar

Meanwhile, the Board of Directors of England and Wales confirmed that the winners of this summer would win the new Anderson-Tendulkar trophy, appointed according to the Great Cricket James Anderson and Sachin Tentulkar.

“It’s a proud moment for me and my family to have this emblematic series named after Sachin and myself,” said Anderson.

“The rivalry between our two nations has always been something special, full of history, intensity and unforgettable moments. Being recognized in this way is a real honor. I can’t wait to see the next chapter taking place in England this summer.”

The current captain Gill hopes to raise the new trophy in August and says that it would be more important than winning the Premier League Indian.

“You don’t have many opportunities as a captain to come to England. Maybe twice [in your career].

“The IPL is coming every year and you have a crack each year, so win a test in England, Australia or South Africa is larger.”