{"product_id":"9781526672087-bazball","title":"Bazball","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe inside story of a Test cricket revolution\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eTIMES,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e TELEGRAPH \u003c\/i\u003eAND WATERSTONES BEST SPORT BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Gripping’ Roger Alton, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe inside story of how England transformed the way Test cricket is played.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter one win in 17 by the start of the summer of 2022, England needed something new. For 145 years, Test cricket was played mainly in one way: batters laid a foundation before daring to attack – and, even then, only if circumstances were favourable. Bowlers tried to bowl maidens, calculating that they would eventually force an error. But the old ways weren’t working.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen came ‘Bazball’, driven by new head coach in \u003cb\u003eBrendon (‘Baz’) McCullum\u003c\/b\u003e and captain \u003cb\u003eBen Stokes.\u003c\/b\u003e What followed was one of the most thrilling revolutions in any sport, as a rudderless and ridiculed England Test team became – almost overnight – cricket’s most talked-about phenomenon. They embarked on a brand of Test cricket that breathed life into an ailing format, breaking records as they went on to win 11 out 13 Tests before taking on world champions Australia in a dramatic Ashes contest that ended 2–2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLawrence Booth and Nick Hoult, two of the game’s most respected writers, had a ringside seat for all the action. Their book will reveal how \u003cb\u003eBazball swept the England dressing room and transformed the team’s fortunes\u003c\/b\u003e. Told via a mixture of interviews with the protagonists and insights gathered by the authors during their own close-up reporting, \u003ci\u003eBazball \u003c\/i\u003eis an unmissable read. As Rob Key said after he appointed McCullum:\u003cb\u003e ‘Buckle up and get ready for the ride.’\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41037979254881,"sku":"9781526672087","price":21.33,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_29794010.jpg?v=1725782641","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781526672087-bazball","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}