LONDON: England‘s entertaining emblem of Test cricket shall be tough to mimic as a result of different groups don’t boast of a equivalent team of swashbuckling batters, believes former captain Michael Atherton.
England’s 3-0 sequence sweep in Pakistan on Tuesday is additional validation in their ‘Baseball‘ means below the dynamic coach-captain duo of Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes,
Under them, England have now received 9 in their 10 Tests taking part in fearless cricket, particularly with the bat.
“There is no question other teams have taken note, the more interesting question is whether other teams will get sucked into trying to copy England,” Atherton instructed Sky Sports.
“My own view is as a captain, you try to work out what your resources are and the best way to win a game.
“Other groups would possibly not have the type of gung-ho batsmen England have and would possibly not be capable to mirror that more or less means.”
Stokes has said England are just not interested in draws and would not mind an occasional defeat in their single-minded pursuit of victory.
“Whether different groups gets sucked in is still noticed, however undoubtedly the times of England and others taking part in actually attritional, useless cricket are long past – and other folks will most likely say thank goodness for that,” Atherton added.
While many believe England are about to revolutionize how teams play Test cricket, former captain Nasser Hussain was not so certain.
“I’m now not positive what bearing England’s taste can have on how different groups play,” Hussain told the Daily Mail.
“It’s onerous sufficient converting the tradition of 1 aspect, let on my own everybody else.”
Hussain was particularly pleased with England’s display in Pakistan but said ‘Bazball’ would face bigger tests in the home Ashes series next year and away in India in 2024.
“Well, it is labored in Pakistan, and other folks were not positive it could! India shall be a distinct problem as a result of their pitches flip.
“But for me … the largest take a look at shall be towards Australia’s 4 seamers and Nathan Lyon,
England’s 3-0 sequence sweep in Pakistan on Tuesday is additional validation in their ‘Baseball‘ means below the dynamic coach-captain duo of Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes,
Under them, England have now received 9 in their 10 Tests taking part in fearless cricket, particularly with the bat.
“There is no question other teams have taken note, the more interesting question is whether other teams will get sucked into trying to copy England,” Atherton instructed Sky Sports.
“My own view is as a captain, you try to work out what your resources are and the best way to win a game.
“Other groups would possibly not have the type of gung-ho batsmen England have and would possibly not be capable to mirror that more or less means.”
Stokes has said England are just not interested in draws and would not mind an occasional defeat in their single-minded pursuit of victory.
“Whether different groups gets sucked in is still noticed, however undoubtedly the times of England and others taking part in actually attritional, useless cricket are long past – and other folks will most likely say thank goodness for that,” Atherton added.
While many believe England are about to revolutionize how teams play Test cricket, former captain Nasser Hussain was not so certain.
“I’m now not positive what bearing England’s taste can have on how different groups play,” Hussain told the Daily Mail.
“It’s onerous sufficient converting the tradition of 1 aspect, let on my own everybody else.”
Hussain was particularly pleased with England’s display in Pakistan but said ‘Bazball’ would face bigger tests in the home Ashes series next year and away in India in 2024.
“Well, it is labored in Pakistan, and other folks were not positive it could! India shall be a distinct problem as a result of their pitches flip.
“But for me … the largest take a look at shall be towards Australia’s 4 seamers and Nathan Lyon,