‘Chalo mtlb entertainment ki full guarantee’ – Fans react as England skipper Ben Stokes says that hosts will not tone down ‘Bazball’ approach

World Test Championship winner Australia is set to face England in five-match Test series from June 16 in Birmingham. Ahead of the prestigious series, England skipper Ben Stokes said that hosts will continue their attacking approach in the upcoming series. He also said that it has benefitted England and they will not tone it down.

“We know the threat that Australia poses, no matter who they are playing against, they are a very good team but we’ve found something that works and has been successful. That doesn’t change with the opposition”, says Stokes to BBC in a post-match special. “Nothing is going to change because we’ve had unbelievable success with it. If we were to change anything from the last 12 months because we find ourselves in an Ashes series, then anything from the last 12 months will have been completely pointless,” Stokes added.

Notably, in the last 18 months, England skipper Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum have introduced a bold attitude to test cricket, with England winning 11 of their last 13 matches under their leadership. However, the team failed to qualify for the finals of the World Test Championship 2023 and will be keen to dominate the upcoming cycle.

“Australia will win five-nil”, Glen McGrath makes bold prediction

Ahead of the prestigious series former Australia pacer Glen McGrath makes a bold prediction about the result of the Ashes 2023. McGrath believes that the Australian team under the leadership of Pat Cummins will clinch the series by a 5-0 margin. He says, “I’ve been impressed with the way England have been playing, but this Australian team is different with a great bowling attack and quality batters. It’s going to be an incredible contest. The first Test is massively important. I can see every Test going down to the wire, with Australia just winning… every game. I’m sure people want me to say 5-0, so I will not disappoint them.”

Former England skipper Alastair Cook predicts 3-1 in favour of England. He says, “Stuart Broad thinks it will be 3-2 – that it will go to The Oval 2-2 and we’ll win there. I think there will be a bit of weather at some stage, so that takes one of the equations for the draw. England’s bowlers need to stay fit. I’m excited to see how Australia confront Bazball because there are so many unanswered questions.”

Here is how fans react to Ben Stokes’ comments:

It might come off once every 3 or 4 innings, but you have to bat through 10 in an Ashes Series… you can't win a series like that. Time will tell…

— Anthony Spiteri (@anthonyspiteri) June 13, 2023

England will win the ashes, I bet

— Sultan Khan (@MainHoonSultan7) June 13, 2023

Can't wait for this series. The two best teams at the moment in test cricket

— Allester Pinto 🇮🇳🇦🇺 (@AllesterPinto) June 13, 2023

Why ten3 is not telecasting this series

When it's in Australia, they were telecasting it

— DRP 🇮🇳 (@its_DRP) June 13, 2023

so it's aussies bowling vs england's bazball

— Manjunath G Vastrad (@Manju101120) June 13, 2023

4-1 in favour of England 🇬🇧

— Vikram Zaveri (@VikramZaveri3) June 13, 2023

Bazball in india when?

— Monkey Puffy (@monkey12683) June 13, 2023

It's not going to work for sure.
Excited to see how eng going to play bazball vs india in chepauk

— Masilan Samuel (@MasilanSamuel) June 13, 2023

Boland inke baz ball ki aisi taisi kardega

— Bateman 🙁 (@baldaati) June 13, 2023