India to be the subsequent check for England’s ‘Bazball’, says Nasser Hussain

England’s extremely entertaining “Bazball” method will face a check when the crew travels to India subsequent yr for a five-match Test sequence, England captain Nasser Hussain believes.

Under coach Brendon “Baz” McCullum and captain Ben Stokes, England’s result-oriented method to Test cricket as soon as once more enthralled followers because it overturned a 2-0 deficit to degree the Ashes sequence towards Australia 2-2.

It would encounter vastly completely different and spin-friendly circumstances in India, the place England misplaced 3-1 on its final tour in 2021 underneath Joe Root’s captaincy.

“It’s the next test for Bazball,” Chennai-born Hussain stated within the newest episode of the ICC Review.

“The next challenge is India and everyone knows India in India is one of the sternest challenges in Test match cricket.”

India has not shied away from milking its dwelling benefit in recent times, rolling out rank turners and unleashing its wily spinners who’ve repeatedly tormented the touring batters.

“It’s Bazball against spin. Bazball against Ravi Ashwin, (Ravindra) Jadeja and Axar Patel and that is going to be fascinating,” Hussain stated.

Zak Crawley has personified England’s swashbuckling batting and the opener stated the sequence in India can be an “amazing opportunity” to check their philosophy.

“I don’t really know much about their grounds,” the opener, who aggregated 67 runs in 4 innings within the 2021 tour, stated after the ultimate Ashes Test.

“Sometimes in India it seams and swings a bit – and they’ve got unbelievable seamers – so hopefully there are a couple of pitches there that are like that as well, that will suit us a bit more. But if it’s spinning, I feel like we play spin really well as well. We’ll just have to adapt, see what we get.”

The first Test will start in Hyderabad on January 29. Vizag, Ranchi, Rajkot and Dharamsala are the venues for the opposite matches.