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Daily Mirror
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Matthew Cooper

England chief offers new 'Bazball' definition as Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum hailed

England chief Rob Key has previously said he is not a fan of the 'Bazball' term that has been used to describe the Test team's stunning revival under Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum.

Stokes and McCullum have got England playing positive and aggressive Test cricket and have guided them to ten wins in 12 games against the likes of New Zealand, India, South Africa and Pakistan.

However, Key felt the use of 'Bazball' to describe England's new style of play "devalues what Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum have done", relegating it to "'oh, we're just going to go out there and look to be positive and play a few shots'".

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