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Post by Nobbygas on Feb 16, 2023 11:21:29 GMT
How good could Harry Brook become? He is the epitome of the new young batsmen in that he can play T20, One Day or Test Match cricket. In this day and age with the hectic schedules, can a player thrive in all three formats?
He does look a bit special though.
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Post by bluetornados on Feb 17, 2023 23:04:00 GMT
1st Test - NZ v England at Bay Oval, Tauranga - Day 1 & 2 - New Zealand won the toss and decided to field..England 1st inns 325-9 dec, Duckett 84, Brook 89, Pope 42, Wagner 4-82. NZ 1st inns 306 all out, Blundell 138, Conway 77, Robinson 4-54. England 2nd inns 79-2, Crawley 28, Duckett 25. Close - England lead New Zealand by 98 runs with 8 wickets remaining ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/800/cpsprodpb/18187/production/_128659689_gettyimages-1466849924.jpgichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/800/cpsprodpb/BAC3/production/_128611874_stuartbroad.jpgichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/800/cpsprodpb/11F47/production/_128634537_benstokesandtimsouthee.jpg
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Post by alftupper on Feb 18, 2023 7:37:06 GMT
Anderson and Broad now the most prolific bowling partnership in Test match history. 1,002 wickets between them.
What a pleasure it`s been to watch them!
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Post by bluetornados on Feb 18, 2023 9:38:09 GMT
1st Test - NZ v England at Bay Oval, Tauranga - Day 3 - New Zealand won the toss and decided to field..England 1st inns - 325-9 dec, Duckett 84, Brook 89, Pope 42, Wagner 4-82. NZ 1st inns - 306 all out, Blundell 138, Conway 77, Robinson 4-54. England 2nd inns - 374 all out, Root 57, Brook 54, Foakes 51, Tickner 3-55. NZ 2nd inns - 63-5, Bracewell 25no, Broad 4-21Robinson 1-34. Close - New Zealand need 331 runs to win ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/800/cpsprodpb/116EF/production/_128670417_gettyimages-1467219483.jpgichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/885B/production/_128670943_gettyimages-1467218225.jpgichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/5787/production/_128670422_gettyimages-1467221066.jpgichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/800/cpsprodpb/358B/production/_128670731_gettyimages-1247241409.jpgichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/800/cpsprodpb/0F58/production/_128682930_joeroot.jpg
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Post by bluetornados on Feb 19, 2023 11:05:43 GMT
1st Test - NZ v England at Bay Oval, Tauranga - Day 4 - New Zealand won the toss and decided to field..England 1st inns - 325-9 dec, Duckett 84, Brook 89, Pope 42, Wagner 4-82. NZ 1st inns - 306 all out, Blundell 138, Conway 77, Robinson 4-54. England 2nd inns - 374 all out, Root 57, Brook 54, Foakes 51, Tickner 3-55. NZ 2nd inns - 126 all out, Mitchell 57 not out, Bracewell 25, Anderson 4-18, Broad 4-49. ***England win by 267 runs*** ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/800/cpsprodpb/11145/production/_128675996_gettyimages-1467458163.jpgichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/15033/production/_128676068_englandcelebrate.jpgichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/240/cpsprodpb/CC2B/production/_128676225_gettyimages-1467474024.jpgEngland swiftly wrapped up an impressive 267-run victory over New Zealand on the fourth day of the first Test in Mount Maunganui. Seeking five more wickets to win, Ben Stokes' side needed less than a session to go 1-0 up in the two-Test series. The New Zealand batting had been decimated by Stuart Broad on the third evening, the hosts reduced to 63-5 overnight in their chase of 394. Spinner Jack Leach had Michael Bracewell tamely caught in the third over on Sunday, before James Anderson ran through the tail to claim 4-18. Scott Kuggeleijn and Tim Southee fell in successive balls and Neil Wagner slashed Anderson behind before some last-wicket resistance from Daryl Mitchell and Blair Tickner. Anderson switched ends and bowled Tickner, leaving New Zealand 126 all out and Mitchell stranded on 57 not out. It gives England their first Test win in New Zealand for 15 years and a 10th win in 11 matches since Stokes took over as captain at the beginning of last summer. In addition, it ends England's five-match losing streak in day-night Tests and is their first overseas win in a pink-ball match. The second and final Test of the series, and England's last of the winter, is in Wellington, beginning on Friday (Thursday 22:00 GMT).
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Post by bluetornados on Feb 23, 2023 8:56:43 GMT
2nd Test - New Zealand v England - Thursday 23rd - 28th February - at Cello Basin Reserve, Wellington - 10pm GMT.
England have named an unchanged team as they aim for a seventh successive win in the second Test against New Zealand.ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/800/cpsprodpb/E8DC/production/_128721695_ollystonejamesandersonandstuartbroad.jpgThe tourists had monitored the fitness of pace bowlers James Anderson, Stuart Broad and Ollie Robinson following the 267-run win in the first Test. "It's been a chilled build-up, a time for lads to get any stiffness out of the body," said captain Ben Stokes. "We had to hear from the bowlers who played in the last game to see how they were and they are absolutely fine." Though England's first-Test win at Mount Maunganui finished with a day to spare on Sunday, there were still doubts over the recovery of the pace trio, in particular Anderson and Robinson. All three men bowled in Wellington on Wednesday, but did not take part in optional training on Thursday as wet weather forced England to practise indoors. Stokes said he had sent text messages to the bowlers to check on their fitness before the Friday start (22:00 GMT Thursday) and that all three had been encouraged by the green colour of the Basin Reserve pitch. "I'm not going to lie, the bowlers were licking their lips," all-rounder Stokes told BBC Sport. "They might have been stiff yesterday, but after they looked at the pitch felt a little bit looser. "It looks like the lines for the wicket have been painted on the outfield, but I think that's generally how the pitches do look here at the Basin. "You can't read too much into it because the ball can nip around but it can also be incredibly flat. The pace of the wicket can be a huge advantage to the batters." Anderson, England's all-time leading wicket-taker, takes his place in the side after returning to the top of the world bowling rankings at the age of 40. "I just can't see him stopping," said Stokes. "He's just relentless with everything that he does. We're very lucky to have him. "He's rightfully back at the top. I know sometimes those rankings don't mean much to people, but in our opinion he has been one of he best, if not the best, for longer what these rankings say." Anderson and Broad, 36, will play in their 134th Test together on the same ground where they were first united as a partnership 15 years ago, famously replacing Steve Harmison and Matthew Hoggard. "You might say 15 years is a long time ago, but when you're world class you expect people to play for 15 years," said Stokes. "Those two in particular are an unbelievable example for people to aspire to be. Not only kids who watch the game, but also people who are in this team now, aspiring to go on to achieve what those two have done." England are chasing an 11th win in 12 Tests. Their current streak of six successive wins has not been matched by an England team since 2010. If they make it to seven in a row, it will be their first such run for 19 years. ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/240/cpsprodpb/9ABC/production/_128721693_stuartbroadandjamesanderson.jpg
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Post by alftupper on Feb 24, 2023 8:00:36 GMT
How good could Harry Brook become? He is the epitome of the new young batsmen in that he can play T20, One Day or Test Match cricket. In this day and age with the hectic schedules, can a player thrive in all three formats? He does look a bit special though. Came in at 21-3, with the ball zooming about like a mosquito on mescaline, and ended the day on 184 not out. 24 4s, and 5 6s. Now scored just over 800 runs, in 9 test innings. More than any other batsman in history, at that point in their career. |
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Post by bluetornados on Feb 24, 2023 9:15:21 GMT
2nd Test - New Zealand v England - Thursday 23rd - 28th February - at Cello Basin Reserve, Wellington - New Zealand won the toss and decided to field.Day 1
England 315-3 (65 overs) Brook 184no & Root 101no, Henry 2-64 ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/800/cpsprodpb/A1ED/production/_128735414_smiles.jpgichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/800/cpsprodpb/9059/production/_128735963_brookroot.jpgichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/2CBD/production/_128735411_brook150.jpgA quite magnificent 184 not out from the prolific Harry Brook put England in the ascendancy on day one of the second and final Test against New Zealand. With Joe Root also making his first century in eight Tests, England piled on 315-3 before rain arrived in Wellington. The tourists had been 21-3 after being asked to bat on a green pitch at the Basin Reserve - Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope all falling cheaply. But Brook batted with all the style, certainty and confidence of a man who now has four hundreds in his first six Tests. His 169-ball effort was laced with some sublime strokes and moved him to 807 Test runs in total, the most after nine innings for any player in history. Root, who survived a review for lbw from his first ball and then again on 31, was the perfect foil. Batting at a more modest tempo, the former captain ended unbeaten on 101. Between them, the Yorkshire pair have added an unbroken 294 for the fourth wicket and left England in the perfect position to push for their seventh-successive Test win and a series triumph that would be New Zealand's first home defeat in six years.
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Post by Nobbygas on Feb 24, 2023 9:53:09 GMT
How good could Harry Brook become? He is the epitome of the new young batsmen in that he can play T20, One Day or Test Match cricket. In this day and age with the hectic schedules, can a player thrive in all three formats? He does look a bit special though. Came in at 21-3, with the ball zooming about like a mosquito on mescaline, and ended the day on 184 not out. 24 4s, and 5 6s. Now scored just over 800 runs, in 9 test innings. More than any other batsman in history, at that point in their career. I said a while back that he looked a bit special. |
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Post by warehamgas on Feb 24, 2023 13:24:56 GMT
Yes, he is special for the reasons you’ve said Nobby. I suspect the white ball game has helped his red ball game and he is one of those truly talented players that rise above the very good players. He will want to prioritise test cricket I would imagine. That will make him a true great in time. Very good white ball players are very common nowadays, red ball greats not so much. Jonny Bairstow will have to be patient to reclaim his place back. It won’t be at the expense of Brooke and Foakes has earnt his place for his consistency. Bairstow instead of Crawley perhaps and he has opened.
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Post by bluetornados on Feb 24, 2023 16:11:32 GMT
Came in at 21-3, with the ball zooming about like a mosquito on mescaline, and ended the day on 184 not out. 24 4s, and 5 6s. Now scored just over 800 runs, in 9 test innings. More than any other batsman in history, at that point in their career. I said a while back that he looked a bit special. Oct 6, 2022 at 9:10pm QuotelikePost OptionsPost by Nobbygas on Oct 6, 2022 at 9:10pm I just hope that England don't 'overthink' themselves regarding selection. We have so many options. We have to find a spot for Harry Brook though. |
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Post by bluetornados on Feb 25, 2023 9:37:16 GMT
2nd Test - New Zealand v England - Thursday 23rd - 28th February - at Cello Basin Reserve, Wellington - New Zealand won the toss and decided to field.
Day 2England 435-8 dec (87.1 overs) Brook 186 & Root 153no, Henry 4-100, Bracewell 2-54 New Zealand 138-7 (42 overs) Latham 35, Nicholls 30, Anderson 3-37, Leach 3-45 Close - New Zealand trail England by 297 runs with 3 wickets remaining ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/800/cpsprodpb/151D4/production/_128748468_root.jpgichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/800/cpsprodpb/76B0/production/_128748303_olliepopetakesacatch.jpgEngland's dominance of New Zealand was only halted by rain on day two of the second Test in Wellington. Three wickets each for James Anderson and Jack Leach reduced the home side to 138-7, 297 runs behind. England's relentless bowling and sharp catching - bat-pad man Ollie Pope claimed two superb grabs off Leach - had raised the prospect of the tourists being able to enforce the follow-on. That decision will have to wait for Sunday after rain arrived to wipe out almost two hours of play in the evening session. England had earlier moved from their overnight 315-3 to 435-8 declared, crashing 120 runs in less than two hours. Harry Brook was out to the seventh ball he faced for 186, but Joe Root continued on to make 153 not out. Play on day three will once again begin at the earlier time of 21:30 GMT in order to make up some of the overs lost on the opening two days.
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Post by bluetornados on Feb 25, 2023 22:40:15 GMT
2nd Test - New Zealand v England - Thursday 23rd - 28th February - at Cello Basin Reserve, Wellington - New Zealand won the toss and decided to field.
Day 3 - 10.37pmEngland 435-8 dec (87.1 overs) Brook 186 & Root 153no, Henry 4-100, Bracewell 2-54 New Zealand 209 all out (53.2 overs) Latham 35, Southee 73, Blundell 38, Broad 4, Anderson & Leach 3 each England enforce follow on - Between Innings - New Zealand trail England by 226 runs ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/57AD/production/_128754422_broad.jpgConfirmation that Ben Stokes has enforced the follow-on. New Zealand, trailing by 226, will have to bat again. Time for Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad to do their thing with the new ball.
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Post by bluetornados on Feb 26, 2023 8:01:48 GMT
2nd Test - New Zealand v England - Thursday 23rd - 28th February - at Cello Basin Reserve, Wellington - New Zealand won the toss and decided to field.
Day 3 - Close of PlayEngland 1st inns: 435-8 dec (87.1 overs) Brook 186 & Root 153no, Henry 4-100, Bracewell 2-54 New Zealand 1st inns: 209 all out (53.2 overs) Latham 35, Southee 73, Blundell 38, Broad 4, Anderson & Leach 3 each New Zealand 2nd inns: 202-3 (83 overs) Latham 83, Conway 61, Williamson 25no, Leach 2-59, Root 1-18 Close - New Zealand trail England by 24 runs with 7 wickets remaining ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/800/cpsprodpb/474F/production/_128755281_southee.jpgichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/AF91/production/_128754944_latham.jpgNew Zealand v England: Black Caps resist after following-on in Wellington.. England have work to do in order to win the second Test after New Zealand's defiance following-on in Wellington. The home side ended day three on 202-3, 24 behind after beginning their second innings 226 adrift. Tom Latham made 83 and Devon Conway 61 in an opening stand of 149, before New Zealand lost three wickets for 18 runs to the spin of Jack Leach and Joe Root. But Kane Williamson and Henry Nicholls dug in, at times painstakingly so. Williamson crawled to 25 not out from 81 balls and Nicholls 18 from 70 in an unbroken partnership of 35. Captain Tim Southee earlier clubbed 73 from 49 balls to drag the Black Caps to 209 all out in their first innings. Southee added 98 for the eighth wicket with Tom Blundell, only for both to fall to Stuart Broad as part of his 4-61. Then came the New Zealand rearguard, leaving a match that could have been one-sided delicately poised.
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Post by bluetornados on Feb 27, 2023 0:13:29 GMT
2nd Test - New Zealand v England - Thursday 23rd - 28th February - at Cello Basin Reserve, Wellington - New Zealand won the toss and decided to field.
Day 4 - LUNCH - 12.10amNew Zealand 325-5 (113 overs) Latham 83, Conway 61, Mitchell 54, Williamson 63no, Leach 2-106 Lunch - New Zealand lead England by 99 runs with 5 wickets remaining Kane Williamson becomes New Zealand's record Test run-scorer..ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/800/cpsprodpb/B793/production/_128759964_kane.jpgKane Williamson became New Zealand's highest run-scorer in Test cricket on the fourth morning of the second Test against England in Wellington. The 32-year-old clipped James Anderson to the mid-wicket boundary in the first over of the day to go past Ross Taylor's previous best of 7,683 runs. Williamson is playing his 92nd Test, having made his debut in 2010. He led New Zealand when they won the inaugural World Test Championship in 2021, beating India in the final. Overall he captained in 40 Tests, having been appointed in 2016. Williamson stood down in December of last year, but remains skipper of the one-day and T20 sides. ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/624/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2023/2/26/f180898c-0b3b-4b1b-8f2c-14e70e730cf4.jpg
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Post by bluetornados on Feb 27, 2023 8:57:37 GMT
2nd Test - New Zealand v England - Thursday 23rd - 28th February - at Cello Basin Reserve, Wellington - New Zealand won the toss and decided to field.
Day 4New Zealand 483 all out (162.3 overs) Latham 83, Conway 61, Mitchell 54, Williamson 132, Blundell 90, Leach 5-157 England 48-1 (11 overs) Crawley 24, Duckett 23no, Southee 1-19 Close - England need 210 runs to winNew Zealand v England: Jack Leach gives England chance of historic victory..ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/800/cpsprodpb/0074/production/_128761100_hb.jpgEngland need 210 more runs to win the second Test after finally dismissing New Zealand for 483 on day four in Wellington. Kane Williamson made a faultless 132 and Tom Blundell 90 as the Black Caps ground their way back into the game after being asked to follow-on. It left England needing to pull off the highest run-chase by any team that has enforced the follow-on in a Test, while only three other teams have ever made more than New Zealand following-on against England. The toil of England's bowlers on a docile pitch was made harder by captain Ben Stokes not joining the attack because of his troublesome left knee. Even Harry Brook was called on to bowl his medium pace, remarkably claiming Williamson as his first Test wicket and sparking a New Zealand collapse of 5-28. Left-arm spinner Jack Leach took the final three wickets to fall to end with 5-157. England were left with 11 overs to bat at the end of the day, in which time the under-pressure Zak Crawley was bowled through the gate by Tim Southee for a skittish 24. Ben Duckett remains on 23 in the company of nightwatchman Ollie Robinson on one, with England 48-1. ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/800/cpsprodpb/14128/production/_128761228_kw.jpgWilliamson batted for seven hours and 26 minutesichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/134A8/production/_128761097_leachindex.jpg
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Post by Nobbygas on Feb 27, 2023 9:33:48 GMT
and the boy wonder Harry Brook takes his first test wicket (only his 9th in first class cricket) with his filthy medium pace to dismiss one of the best batsmen in the world. This led to a collapse of the NZ batting (28-5).
You really really couldn't make this up !
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Post by bluetornados on Feb 28, 2023 4:28:28 GMT
and the boy wonder Harry Brook takes his first test wicket (only his 9th in first class cricket) with his filthy medium pace to dismiss one of the best batsmen in the world. This led to a collapse of the NZ batting (28-5). You really really couldn't make this up ! AFTER A CALAMITOUS RUN ATTEMPT BY ROOT RUNNING OUT BROOK WHICH STARTED AN HISTORIC BATTING COLLAPSE. |
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Post by bluetornados on Feb 28, 2023 4:40:18 GMT
2nd Test - New Zealand v England - Thursday 23rd - 28th February - at Cello Basin Reserve, Wellington - New Zealand won the toss and decided to field.
Day 5New Zealand 483 all out (162.3 overs) Latham 83, Conway 61, Mitchell 54, Williamson 132, Blundell 90, Leach 5-157 England 256 all out (74.2 overs) Duckett 33, Root 95, Foakes 35, Stokes 33, Wagner 4-62, Southee 3-45 New Zealand win by 1 runichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/800/cpsprodpb/14301/production/_128798628_jimmy.jpgichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/5C89/production/_128798632_nz.jpgEngland lost to New Zealand by one run in one of the all-time great finishes to the second Test in Wellington. On a barely believable final day at the Basin Reserve, last man James Anderson was caught down the leg side off Neil Wagner when England needed two to win. Anderson had joined number 10 Jack Leach with seven required, after Leach added 36 for the ninth wicket with Ben Foakes, who was caught at fine leg for 35. Anderson fended off a vicious bouncer from Wagner, then sensationally clubbed the next ball for four. Leach saw off an over from Tim Southee, leaving the stage set for Anderson, but Wagner's fourth wicket left England 257 all out and drew a deafening roar from the Basin Reserve crowd. Needing 258 to win the match and series, England calamitously slipped to 80-5, then after a stand of 121 between Joe Root and Ben Stokes, experienced another collapse of 3-14. When the prolific Brook was run out, without facing a ball & miles short of his ground after Root pushed towards the slips and took off, Root held his head in his hands. Foakes, Leach and Anderson almost got them over the line, but ultimately England lost a Test after enforcing the follow-on for the first time, the fourth such defeat in Test history. It ends a run of six straight victories and denies them a seventh straight win, a feat last achieved by England in 2004. For New Zealand, their first win after following-on earns a 1-1 draw in the series and protects an unbeaten home run that stretches back to 2017. ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/800/cpsprodpb/179B1/production/_128798669_trophy.jpg
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Post by bluetornados on Feb 28, 2023 14:47:46 GMT
New Zealand v England: After the Bash at the Basin, bring on the Ashes..ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/800/cpsprodpb/D6EC/production/_128802055_englandandnewzealandplayers.jpgichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/CE13/production/_128755725_brendonmccullumandbenstokes.jpgThe bare facts are that England lost the second Test to New Zealand by one run, only the second such defeat in history. England lost a Test after making the opposition follow-on for the first time, the fourth such defeat in history. The series was levelled at 1-1. The feelings? Not so easy. The anguish of Harry Brook being run out without facing a ball, the exhilaration of Joe Root's counter-attack. The pain of Ben Stokes' defiant limping, the wonder at where Neil Wagner was finding the energy to bowl bouncer after bouncer. The growing belief in Ben Foakes, the comfort of knowing that Jack Leach has form as English cricket's most famous sidekick. Actually being moved at the sight of James Anderson, 40 years old and 179 Tests deep, shuffling to the middle with seven runs needed to win, then the straight-up out-of-the-seat joy when he clubbed Wagner for four. And, at the end of it all, the utter disbelief when Anderson's tickle down the leg side nestled into the gloves of Tom Blundell. A roar loud enough to stop the traffic in Mount Victoria Tunnel, the Wonder of Wellington complete. Everyone inside the beautiful Basin Reserve fortunate to have seen it, to have had the feels - all of the feels - that only sport of this kind can give. "To be a part of that game was amazing," said England captain Stokes. "That is what you play Test cricket for, to be in those moments. "It doesn't mean for a second we're not fussed about winning or losing. We are disappointed when we lose. We also love winning - it's something we will always give ourselves the best opportunity to do. "Getting this team into a position where we are now, even to go slightly back into our shell because we're playing against Australia in the Ashes, wouldn't have done the last 10 months any justice whatsoever." But what of Australia, the team that ooze the most machismo on the planet? Is the country that gave us Merv Hughes' moustache, David Boon's drinking and Dennis Lillee's chest hair going to allow itself to be outflexed by the Poms? As England blast the ball to all parts (or at least try to), are Smith and Marnus Labuschagne really going to keep leaving it in more and more ridiculous ways, like two men pretending to have a lightsabre fight with a couple of baguettes? And is it enough for England to play that way, but not win the series? Is it better to win hearts or the urn? "We'll try to play the cricket that we want," said McCullum. "If winning is the outcome at the end, fantastic. "We're going into it with a squad that believes in one another and has a style of play which we will uphold throughout. If Australia are too good for us, then so be it. "If they're not, we'll have the urn." There are 108 days for our excitement to build. "Stay excited," said Stokes. "I'm very excited."
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