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Matthew Cooper

England chief Rob Key explains why he doesn't like 'Bazball' term amid Test revival

Managing Director of England Men's Cricket Rob Key believes the term 'Bazball' "devalues what Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum have done" with the Test team.

Key took charge in April with England having won just one of their last 17 Test matches and he first appointed Stokes as captain, before making McCullum the Test coach. And the pair have made an immediate impact, with England whitewashing World Test Champions New Zealand and producing a record-breaking victory against India.

Stokes and McCullum have got England playing a more attacking, positive brand of cricket which has been dubbed 'Bazball' and Key is not a fan of the term. Speaking to BBC Test Match Special, he said: "I'm not mad on 'Bazball' the phrase.

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