Who needs Bazball?

Heyhoe Heyhoe, off to the the cricket we go

It is lunchtime on the first day of the Lord’s Test. The score is 122-3 in 25 overs. Duckett 56*, Crawley 0, Pope 12, Root 35 and Brook 14*. The chatter during the break boils down to “Bazball, huh!”. 122-3 off 25 overs was the score on day 1 of the Lord’s Test yesterday, except that it was Mandhana 56*, Verma 0, Bhatia 12, Rodrigues 35 and Kaur 14*. Wh…