HEADINGLEY — Ben Stokes has been clear from the very outset of his captaincy.
Ever since Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum joined forces in the summer of 2022, Bazball’s calling card has been the audacious nature of their run chases.
In total, 11 of 17 have been won during their time, including 11 of 14 outside of Asia, where dodgy pitches and the skill of the home spinners has seen England defeated three times in the past 18 months in India and Pakistan.
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— Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) June 23, 2025India’s best hope of defending theirs of 371 here will be Jasprit Bumrah, the best fast bowler in the world and the only man who can surely deny England another famous win.
Shubman Gill, taking charge of his first Test, is now leading the team.
Heading into the final day at Headingley, the Bazballers will have 90 overs to get the 350 more runs needed to strike another psychological blow on the Indians after openers Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett got through six overs at the end of day four without losing a wicket.
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India chewed up 5.2 overs at the end of their second innings for the addition of just 15 runs.
In 36 Tests, the Bazballers have drawn just one and even that was because of the Manchester rain that denied them a famous Ashes victory in 2023.
It scrambles the brains of rival captains even when their teams are in a position of dominance as India were for most of this fourth day.
He is no longer in the team but in Stokes, England have a miracle maker whose favourite stage of all is this patch of hallowed turf in Leeds.
Yet it is a knock that illustrates just what a good chasing ground this is, with the lightning-quick outfield and true pitch making this place a captain’s nightmare when the opposition batters get going.
The only way this opening Test is drawn is if the forecast rain that is set to hit Leeds eats up a significant chunk of the final day.
But with the outlook brightening up, we should be afforded another blockbuster Bazball finish.
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