{"product_id":"bazball-the-inside-story-of-a-test-cricket-revolution","title":"Bazball : The inside story of a Test cricket revolution","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Hoult, Nick \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Hardback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 26\/10\/2023,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 352 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781526672087,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWATERSTONES' BEST BOOKS OF 2023: SPORT‘Gripping’ Roger Alton, Sunday TimesThe inside story of how England transformed the way Test cricket is played.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen came ‘Bazball’, driven by new head coach in Brendon (‘Baz’) McCullum and captain Ben Stokes. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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 Bazball swept the England dressing room and transformed the team’s fortunes. Told via a mixture of interviews with the protagonists and insights gathered by the authors during their own close-up reporting, Bazball is an unmissable read. As Rob Key said after he appointed McCullum: ‘Buckle up and get ready for the ride.’\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43101149102124,"sku":"9781526672087","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9781526672087.jpg?v=1713002597","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/bazball-the-inside-story-of-a-test-cricket-revolution","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}