{"id":50110,"date":"2025-06-19T12:54:29","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T16:54:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/england-vs-india-ben-stokes-suggests-possible-tweaks-to-bazball-for-home-summer-test-series-cricket-news\/19\/06\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-06-19T12:54:38","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T16:54:38","slug":"england-vs-india-ben-stokes-suggests-possible-tweaks-to-bazball-for-home-summer-test-series-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/england-vs-india-ben-stokes-suggests-possible-tweaks-to-bazball-for-home-summer-test-series-cricket-news\/19\/06\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"England vs India: Ben Stokes suggests possible tweaks to &#8216;Bazball&#8217; for home summer Test series | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component-name=\"ui-article-body\" data-highlight-intro=\"true\">\n<p>Ben Stokes has suggested England may tweak their &#8216;Bazball&#8217; approach for their five Test series against India, which begins on Friday at Headingley &#8211; live on <em>Sky Sports<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Under Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum, whose nickname is &#8220;Baz,&#8221; England have played an entertaining, aggressive, attack-at-all-costs brand of cricket to earn the label &#8220;Bazball.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It has helped turn around the fortunes of England&#8217;s Test team, even if some see the approach as naive at times, especially when up against the world&#8217;s top sides.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;India always brings excitement with them wherever they go in the world. We still want to be known as a team who play an exciting style of cricket,&#8221; said Stokes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Not that we wanted to win every game we played, but it&#8217;s changing what we say, how we say it. We want to be playing an exciting game of cricket because we know that&#8217;s what brings the best out of individuals and the team. But it&#8217;s about winning.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-site-video sdc-article-widget callfn\" data-account-id=\"6057984924001\" data-amp-iframe-embed=\"\" data-asset-id=\"ca32d98c-5f15-492f-b0ac-b64fa5ec76ed\" data-asset-path=\"\" data-asset-version=\"\" data-autoplay=\"false\" data-auth-config=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/api.condatis.sky\/auth\/video\/token&quot;,&quot;tokenRequired&quot;:true,&quot;fetchMethod&quot;:&quot;url&quot;,&quot;fetchOptions&quot;:{&quot;encoded&quot;:true},&quot;headers&quot;:{&quot;X-SkyGDP-Proposition&quot;:&quot;sportweb&quot;,&quot;X-SkyGDP-Territory&quot;:&quot;GB&quot;,&quot;Authorization&quot;:&quot;OGY5ZDgxZjRhNzYwNGQ3MTljMjFhMDJlOGVmODRhYzA=&quot;}}\" data-caption=\"Michael Atherton sits down with James Anderson and Sachin Tendulkar as they discuss the rivalry between England and India ahead of the first Test\" data-clip-type=\"\" data-component-name=\"sdc-site-video\" data-component-name-alias=\"ui-sitewide-video\" data-competition=\"\" data-copy-url-text=\"URL copied to clipboard\" data-fn=\"sdc-site-video\" data-id=\"id_ca32d98c-5f15-492f-b0ac-b64fa5ec76ed\" data-is-live-stream=\"false\" data-lite=\"true\" data-options=\"\" data-originator-id=\"49\" data-originator-handle=\"brightcove-sport-gb\" data-package-name=\"\" data-provider=\"brightcove\" data-player-id=\"DESF5xFjJ\" data-playsinline=\"\" data-sensitive=\"false\" data-sdc-id=\"6945946\" data-sdc-video-id=\"ca32d98c-5f15-492f-b0ac-b64fa5ec76ed\" data-sport-category=\"\" data-state=\"loading\" data-token-state=\"none\" data-video-ad-unit=\"videoplayer\" data-video-blacklisted-originator-ids=\"\" data-video-id=\"ref:ca32d98c-5f15-492f-b0ac-b64fa5ec76ed\" data-video-type=\"\" data-auto-pause-on-not-visible=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-closed-captions-position=\"\" data-show-closed-captions=\"true\" data-show-pip=\"\" data-show-live-stream-scrubber=\"\" data-autoload=\"\">\n<div class=\"sdc-site-video__inner\">\n<div class=\"sdc-site-video__content\" data-role=\"bridge-controller\" style=\"padding-bottom: calc(100% \/ ());\">\n<p class=\"sdc-site-video__accessibility-message\" data-role=\"accessibility-message\">Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player<\/p>\n<p>              <span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-role=\"poster\" class=\"sdc-site-video__poster\"><\/p>\n<p>              <span class=\"sdc-site-video__loader\"\/><\/p>\n<p>              <\/span><\/p>\n<p>              <video id=\"id_ca32d98c-5f15-492f-b0ac-b64fa5ec76ed\" data-embed=\"default\" data-application-id=\"\" class=\"video-js sdc-site-video__tag\" controls=\"\" playsinline=\"\"\/>\n            <\/div><figcaption class=\"sdc-site-video__caption ui-media-caption\">\n<p>              <span class=\"ui-media-caption__caption-text\" data-role=\"caption-text\">Michael Atherton sits down with James Anderson and Sachin Tendulkar as they discuss the rivalry between England and India ahead of the first Test<\/span><br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>England will face an India side that enter a new era after the retirements of India legends Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.<\/p>\n<p>New captain Shubman Gill, who also has the pressure of taking Kohli&#8217;s coveted No 4 spot in the batting line-up, expects a &#8220;very exciting&#8221; series.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They have been playing a very exciting brand of cricket. They have been wanting to get results,&#8221; Gill added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-site-video sdc-article-widget callfn\" data-account-id=\"6057984924001\" data-amp-iframe-embed=\"\" data-asset-id=\"6140fd93-11b4-44db-9059-b4158f568dea\" data-asset-path=\"\" data-asset-version=\"\" data-autoplay=\"false\" data-auth-config=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/api.condatis.sky\/auth\/video\/token&quot;,&quot;tokenRequired&quot;:true,&quot;fetchMethod&quot;:&quot;url&quot;,&quot;fetchOptions&quot;:{&quot;encoded&quot;:true},&quot;headers&quot;:{&quot;X-SkyGDP-Proposition&quot;:&quot;sportweb&quot;,&quot;X-SkyGDP-Territory&quot;:&quot;GB&quot;,&quot;Authorization&quot;:&quot;OGY5ZDgxZjRhNzYwNGQ3MTljMjFhMDJlOGVmODRhYzA=&quot;}}\" data-caption=\"The England Men\u2019s and India Men\u2019s Test teams will honour Sir James Anderson and Sachin Tendulkar with a new trophy dedicated to their remarkable achievements in Test cricket\" data-clip-type=\"\" 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240w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/e0.365dm.com\/25\/06\/768x432\/skysports-anderson-cricket_6945912.jpg?w=320&resize=320 320w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/e0.365dm.com\/25\/06\/768x432\/skysports-anderson-cricket_6945912.jpg?w=500&resize=500 500w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/e0.365dm.com\/25\/06\/768x432\/skysports-anderson-cricket_6945912.jpg?w=640&resize=640 640w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/e0.365dm.com\/25\/06\/768x432\/skysports-anderson-cricket_6945912.jpg?w=800&resize=800 800w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/e0.365dm.com\/25\/06\/768x432\/skysports-anderson-cricket_6945912.jpg?w=1024&resize=1024 1024w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/e0.365dm.com\/25\/06\/768x432\/skysports-anderson-cricket_6945912.jpg?w=1280&resize=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/e0.365dm.com\/25\/06\/768x432\/skysports-anderson-cricket_6945912.jpg?w=1600&resize=1600 1600w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/e0.365dm.com\/25\/06\/768x432\/skysports-anderson-cricket_6945912.jpg\" alt=\"James Anderson Sachin Tendulka Trophy unveiled for England vs India Tests\" 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<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;That has been the approach from what we know when we played against them in India, or especially here [in England]. As a team you want to get a result out of any match and I think that&#8217;s what they try to get. That&#8217;s no different to us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Stokes was asked about his opposing captain and said: &#8220;Gill is a fine player. He&#8217;s been around a long time now, considering he&#8217;s only young.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s an exciting time for Indian cricket. There&#8217;s a lot of pressure being captain of any Indian team but it&#8217;s an exciting time. It always is when a new leadership role comes into it. He&#8217;s my opposition for the next six weeks, but all the best!&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-site-video sdc-article-widget callfn\" data-account-id=\"6057984924001\" data-amp-iframe-embed=\"\" data-asset-id=\"46f64201-2bf3-467c-a221-e950d6b0839c\" data-asset-path=\"\" data-asset-version=\"\" data-autoplay=\"false\" data-auth-config=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/api.condatis.sky\/auth\/video\/token&quot;,&quot;tokenRequired&quot;:true,&quot;fetchMethod&quot;:&quot;url&quot;,&quot;fetchOptions&quot;:{&quot;encoded&quot;:true},&quot;headers&quot;:{&quot;X-SkyGDP-Proposition&quot;:&quot;sportweb&quot;,&quot;X-SkyGDP-Territory&quot;:&quot;GB&quot;,&quot;Authorization&quot;:&quot;OGY5ZDgxZjRhNzYwNGQ3MTljMjFhMDJlOGVmODRhYzA=&quot;}}\" data-caption=\"Take a look back at some of the most iconic moments from previous series between England and India\" data-clip-type=\"\" data-component-name=\"sdc-site-video\" data-component-name-alias=\"ui-sitewide-video\" 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Test side after he took three top-order India A wickets earlier this month, having suffered an ankle injury earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>Woakes was player of the series in the 2023 Ashes, despite playing just three Tests after being called up with England 2-0 down against Australia.<\/p>\n<p>He played a key role in England&#8217;s memorable win at Headingley and Stuart Broad&#8217;s send-off victory at The Oval and will lead the England bowling attack.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-site-video sdc-article-widget callfn\" data-account-id=\"6057984924001\" data-amp-iframe-embed=\"\" data-asset-id=\"504e5958-1018-4200-9c57-f77535a99dad\" data-asset-path=\"\" data-asset-version=\"\" data-autoplay=\"false\" 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\/>\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display:block\" class=\"lazyload\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/e0.365dm.com\/25\/06\/768x432\/skysports-anderson-broad-pant_6945457.jpg?w=75&resize=75 75w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/e0.365dm.com\/25\/06\/768x432\/skysports-anderson-broad-pant_6945457.jpg?w=100&resize=100 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/e0.365dm.com\/25\/06\/768x432\/skysports-anderson-broad-pant_6945457.jpg?w=150&resize=150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/e0.365dm.com\/25\/06\/768x432\/skysports-anderson-broad-pant_6945457.jpg?w=240&resize=240 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/e0.365dm.com\/25\/06\/768x432\/skysports-anderson-broad-pant_6945457.jpg?w=320&resize=320 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/e0.365dm.com\/25\/06\/768x432\/skysports-anderson-broad-pant_6945457.jpg?w=500&resize=500 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/e0.365dm.com\/25\/06\/768x432\/skysports-anderson-broad-pant_6945457.jpg?w=640&resize=640 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/e0.365dm.com\/25\/06\/768x432\/skysports-anderson-broad-pant_6945457.jpg?w=800&resize=800 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/e0.365dm.com\/25\/06\/768x432\/skysports-anderson-broad-pant_6945457.jpg?w=1024&resize=1024 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/e0.365dm.com\/25\/06\/768x432\/skysports-anderson-broad-pant_6945457.jpg?w=1280&resize=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/e0.365dm.com\/25\/06\/768x432\/skysports-anderson-broad-pant_6945457.jpg?w=1600&resize=1600 1600w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/e0.365dm.com\/25\/06\/768x432\/skysports-anderson-broad-pant_6945457.jpg\" alt=\"James Anderson and Stuart Broad\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/e0.365dm.com\/25\/06\/768x432\/skysports-anderson-broad-pant_6945457.jpg 600w,https:\/\/e0.365dm.com\/25\/06\/1600x900\/skysports-anderson-broad-pant_6945457.jpg?20250618190631\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sdc-site-video__poster-img excluded-image\"\/><br \/>\n              <span class=\"sdc-site-video__loader\"\/><\/p>\n<p>              <\/span><\/p>\n<p>              <video id=\"id_504e5958-1018-4200-9c57-f77535a99dad\" data-embed=\"default\" data-application-id=\"\" class=\"video-js sdc-site-video__tag\" controls=\"\" playsinline=\"\"\/>\n            <\/div><figcaption class=\"sdc-site-video__caption ui-media-caption\">\n<p>              <span class=\"ui-media-caption__caption-text\" data-role=\"caption-text\">India&#8217;s Test vice-captain Rishabh Pant says he&#8217;s glad to not face Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad anymore<\/span><br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Since me and Baz have been captain and coach, I don&#8217;t think we have lost a game with him in the team,&#8221; said Stokes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That just proves how much of a valuable cricketer he is. Him being the leader of the attack, he will thrive off that responsibility.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s a quality cricketer. The relentlessness he has with the ball, then his ability with the bat at No. 8 is massive for us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-site-video sdc-article-widget callfn\" data-account-id=\"6057984924001\" data-amp-iframe-embed=\"\" data-asset-id=\"fb32366e-ac92-445d-9b42-d1e03c2c2beb\" data-asset-path=\"\" data-asset-version=\"\" data-autoplay=\"false\" data-auth-config=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/api.condatis.sky\/auth\/video\/token&quot;,&quot;tokenRequired&quot;:true,&quot;fetchMethod&quot;:&quot;url&quot;,&quot;fetchOptions&quot;:{&quot;encoded&quot;:true},&quot;headers&quot;:{&quot;X-SkyGDP-Proposition&quot;:&quot;sportweb&quot;,&quot;X-SkyGDP-Territory&quot;:&quot;GB&quot;,&quot;Authorization&quot;:&quot;OGY5ZDgxZjRhNzYwNGQ3MTljMjFhMDJlOGVmODRhYzA=&quot;}}\" data-caption=\"Eoin Morgan and Mark Butcher try to guess batting stats from England and India Test match series gone by. 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How did they get on?<\/span><br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>At the other end of the scale, Josh Tongue and Brydon Carse will look to stamp their authority in the team with just eight Tests between them.<\/p>\n<p>Carse will play his maiden home Test after taking 27 wickets across five matches in Pakistan and New Zealand last winter.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Experience is experience. It&#8217;s spoken about a lot but I see it, at the end of the day, whether you&#8217;ve played 100 games or five games, your skills are the most important thing when you come out to play in any form of cricket,&#8221; said Stokes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-site-video sdc-article-widget callfn\" data-account-id=\"6057984924001\" data-amp-iframe-embed=\"\" data-asset-id=\"ec7ed2cb-db93-4fb1-9b33-0f2d8064b44c\" data-asset-path=\"\" data-asset-version=\"\" data-autoplay=\"false\" data-auth-config=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/api.condatis.sky\/auth\/video\/token&quot;,&quot;tokenRequired&quot;:true,&quot;fetchMethod&quot;:&quot;url&quot;,&quot;fetchOptions&quot;:{&quot;encoded&quot;:true},&quot;headers&quot;:{&quot;X-SkyGDP-Proposition&quot;:&quot;sportweb&quot;,&quot;X-SkyGDP-Territory&quot;:&quot;GB&quot;,&quot;Authorization&quot;:&quot;OGY5ZDgxZjRhNzYwNGQ3MTljMjFhMDJlOGVmODRhYzA=&quot;}}\" data-caption=\"England fast bowler Brydon Carse discusses what it would mean 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it would mean for him to play his first home Test against India at Headingley<\/span><br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Brydon&#8217;s had an unbelievable start to his career in all formats. He&#8217;s been great for this Test team when he&#8217;s put the shirt on. I don&#8217;t look into that too much and it&#8217;s great to have &#8216;Tonguey&#8217; back over the injuries he had for a year.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Playing well for Notts and getting that opportunity in an England shirt is very exciting, so really looking forward to the boys getting back this week.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-site-video sdc-article-widget callfn\" data-account-id=\"6057984924001\" data-amp-iframe-embed=\"\" data-asset-id=\"d48bc7d2-2b1e-4032-a680-33d61841b089\" data-asset-path=\"\" data-asset-version=\"\" data-autoplay=\"false\" data-auth-config=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/api.condatis.sky\/auth\/video\/token&quot;,&quot;tokenRequired&quot;:true,&quot;fetchMethod&quot;:&quot;url&quot;,&quot;fetchOptions&quot;:{&quot;encoded&quot;:true},&quot;headers&quot;:{&quot;X-SkyGDP-Proposition&quot;:&quot;sportweb&quot;,&quot;X-SkyGDP-Territory&quot;:&quot;GB&quot;,&quot;Authorization&quot;:&quot;OGY5ZDgxZjRhNzYwNGQ3MTljMjFhMDJlOGVmODRhYzA=&quot;}}\" 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1600w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/e0.365dm.com\/25\/06\/768x432\/skysports-england-india_6944313.jpg\" alt=\"England vs India: Nasser Hussain and Michael Atherton pick their best ever England and India combined XI\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/e0.365dm.com\/25\/06\/768x432\/skysports-england-india_6944313.jpg 600w,https:\/\/e0.365dm.com\/25\/06\/1600x900\/skysports-england-india_6944313.jpg?20250617135006\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sdc-site-video__poster-img excluded-image\"\/><br \/>\n              <span class=\"sdc-site-video__loader\"\/><\/p>\n<p>              <\/span><\/p>\n<p>              <video id=\"id_d48bc7d2-2b1e-4032-a680-33d61841b089\" data-embed=\"default\" data-application-id=\"\" class=\"video-js sdc-site-video__tag\" controls=\"\" playsinline=\"\"\/>\n            <\/div><figcaption class=\"sdc-site-video__caption ui-media-caption\">\n<p>              <span class=\"ui-media-caption__caption-text\" data-role=\"caption-text\">Nasser Hussain and Michael Atherton pick their best England and India combined XI<\/span><br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>New trophy to honour Anderson and Tendulkar<\/h3>\n<p>Meanwhile, the England and Wales Cricket Board confirmed this summer&#8217;s victors would win the newly named Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, named after cricket greats James Anderson and Sachin Tendulkar.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a proud moment for me and my family to have this iconic series named after Sachin and myself,&#8221; said Anderson.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-site-video sdc-article-widget callfn\" data-account-id=\"6057984924001\" data-amp-iframe-embed=\"\" data-asset-id=\"ca32d98c-5f15-492f-b0ac-b64fa5ec76ed\" data-asset-path=\"\" data-asset-version=\"\" data-autoplay=\"false\" 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