This was Bazball, but it was the opposition who were playing it
has produced many magic moments over the past two years or so, but there was no final-day miracle here asWhatever the narrative about this team having evolved into a more ruthless collective over the course of five one-sided Test wins this summer before this can be shelved for now. Bazball 2.0 is not dead, but there is a glitch in the matrix.may be as high as it’s ever been after he became the overlord of all of England’s teams having also taken on the white-ball job last week.
No blame should be placed on the youngster, who actually did okay with the ball, picking up three first-innings wickets. Hull may be better for the experience but he should be spending the winter with the Lions, not the senior team in Pakistan next month or New Zealand afterwards. No team should lose a Test match from the position of being 261 for three in their first innings. But the laissez-faire attitude that led to their collapse of 325 all out bled into England’s efforts with the ball, when they carried on bowling spin for 17 overs in bad light on the second day to gift the Sri Lankans easy runs.
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