Ashes 2023: "This Is Bazball!" Michael Atherton's Savage Reply To Ricky Ponting Over Ben Stokes Bowling Harry Brook Instead Of Ollie Robinson

England’s Bazball technique has been making everyone excited and guessing even in the ongoing Edgbaston Test of the Ashes 2023. After winning the toss, they opted to bat first and in their typical fashion they went after the bowlers and kept scoring the runs even though wickets kept falling at the other end.

Joe Root struck a magnificent century and while he was unbeaten at 118, batting with tailenders, skipper Ben Stokes made a surprise call and declared the innings. England ended their first innings on 393 runs and put Australia to bat on Day 1 with just 20 minutes remaining.

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After the first spell, skipper Ben Stokes rather than handing the ball to Ollie Robinson or himself gave an over to Harry Brook. He came to bowl in the 15th over when Australia’s score was 39/2. The batter bowled a decent over as he gave away just one run.

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Ben Stokes’ decision to give the ball to Harry Brook caught Ricky Ponting, who was commentating, by surprise. He couldn’t believe the bowling change and said: “What is going on here?”

Former English skipper Michael Atherton had a cheeky reply in store for Ponting, saying: “This is Bazball!

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Ashes 2023: Stuart Broad removes David Warner for the record 15th time in Tests

Stuart Broad had his guy once again in the Tests as he removed David Warner for the record 15th time in the Tests. He bowled a delivery outside off and the batter threw his hands at it and got the under-edge to only see his stumps rattling for 9 runs.

Notably, David Warner averages just 26.46 against him in the Tests. In England, the numbers are even more pleasing for the pacer as he has removed the opening batter 9 times and the average is just 17.55.

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