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Matthew Cooper

Freddie Flintoff says 'Bazball' is "one of the worst things I have ever heard"

Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff is not a fan of the term 'Bazball' which has been used to describe England 's new approach to Test cricket, with the legendary all-rounder calling it "one of the worst things I have ever heard".

Under Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum, England have committed to playing a positive and aggressive brand of Test cricket and they have already enjoyed great success, whitewashing World Test Champions New Zealand and producing a record-breaking win over India earlier this summer.

And while Flintoff is a fan of England "playing an exciting brand of cricket that everybody loves watching", he simply does not like the use of 'Bazball'. When asked about the term, Flintoff told the i : "It's one of the worst things I have ever heard.

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