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Nov 2, 2026
Paul HeathHOST
And someone like a Travis Head isn't a guy that is going to do that, as good as he has been as an opener.
Paul HeathHOST
But is it more delusional? Was Baz Ball more delusional or is picking the best six bats and expecting it to work in the country more delusional?
Mark DuffieldHOST
Baz Ball was more delusional.
Mark DuffieldHOST
Did you see results? So was spending your time away from cricket in the pubs and on golf courses.
Mark DuffieldHOST
That was pretty delusional.
Dean ElgarGUEST
They've, uh, obviously changing their coach now and Stephen Fleming coming in and it will be interesting to see what kind of test cricket England play.
Dean ElgarGUEST
Um, they're going from Baz Ball to Flam Ball.
Dean ElgarGUEST
So, um, it'll be, it'll be quite interesting to see because, uh, McCullum and Fleming are extremely different characters.
Dean ElgarGUEST
They're totally polar opposites, I'd say.
Paul HeathHOST
And someone like a Travis Head isn't a guy that is going to do that as good as he has been as an opener.
Paul HeathHOST
But is it more delusional? Was Baz Ball more delusional or is the picking the best six bats and expecting it to work in the country more delusional? Baz Ball was delusional.
Mark DuffieldHOST
Did you see results? So was spending your time away from cricket in the pubs and on golf courses.
Mark DuffieldHOST
That was pretty delusional.
Jarrod KimberGUEST
They're expected to beat New Zealand at home.
Jarrod KimberGUEST
So it's a bit like when Baz Ball ended and the next series was against Pakistan.
Jarrod KimberGUEST
It's like, well, that's not going to tell you
Cameron PonsonbyHOST
a lot.
JamieHOST
Like, if you're a young player in Australia, like a Sam Constance or whatever...
JamieHOST
You've got to be like, what am I supposed to do if I'm not fitting into this kind of almost Bazball-esque cult kind of vibes? Like, your face doesn't fit, we only want these kind of people.
speaker_1HOST
Although this has been going on longer than Bazball.
speaker_1HOST
Yeah, true.
DarrenHOST
But it's kind of like, you know, yeah, so what? You know, on to the next one.
Dan WhitingPANELIST
Yeah, it seems to be Baz Ball will be his way and he doesn't seem to learn from his mistakes, does he? And there was obviously a lot of captaincy by committee going on out there towards the end in that game against Pakistan.
Dan WhitingPANELIST
There was, you know, and I don't like that.
Dan WhitingPANELIST
I like to see a leader lead.
Mark StaffordHOST
No way.
JacobHOST
I mean, Jesse Ryder did a pretty decent job at it when he was playing test match cricket back in the day, and then obviously the Baz Ball iteration of England cricket.
JacobHOST
Well, Harry Brooke scored like 300-odd against Pakistan on an absolute road about 12 months ago now.
Mark StaffordHOST
I don't know.
JackHOST
expect this from England.
JackHOST
If it was Ben Stokes in England playing in this test, you would have expected this type of batting performance from England with Baz Ball back in the day.
JackHOST
Oh, we don't do draws.
JackHOST
But you've got to get something out of a match that you can't win.
Jarrod KimberHOST
And he just seemed to be like a robotic arm.
Jarrod KimberHOST
And I remember a couple of years ago, during maybe the height of Baz Ball, they implemented this thing that the coaches would walk to Edgbaston.
Rob BarronGUEST
It's about a 35, 40-minute walk from the city centre.
Rob BarronGUEST
Fair enough.
Daniel NorcrossHOST
And then, so you look at the failings of South Africa's top order, and they were slightly different, actually, from the failings in the first match.
Daniel NorcrossHOST
was very much like they haven't got the memo that Baz Ball's been cancelled at Durban.
Daniel NorcrossHOST
There were some grotesque shots played by South Africa's top order, and indeed by a lot of the Australian batters as well.
Daniel NorcrossHOST
I mean, their victory was masked by Matt Renshaw's brilliant 190-odd.
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