Should Bazball be called Benball? At the end of another post-match press conference in victory, his cap stained with sweat and a thirst developing, Ben Stokes grimaced, paused for a moment and then decided on the term he would prefer: “Test cricket,” he replied. “English Test cricket.”
This 007-like answer feels unlikely to stick like the one England claim to dislike. That one has even crept into the dressing room itself. Joe Root apparently popped a badge on Brendon McCullum’s kit bag with “Bazball” written on it and the players were waiting to see what happened when their Kiwi head coach eventually discovered it.
