'Bazball left their brain in hotel' - England's 'Bazball' under fire after early morning collapse of 47/6 against Australia in second Ashes 2023 Test

England’s ‘Bazball’ approach has fallen on the receiving end of hard and fast-lined criticism alongside some harsh opinions from the cricket fans and the experts of the game. It all started after the Three Lions faced a horrific collapse on the third day of the ongoing second Ashes 2023 Test. They lost six wickets only on the score of 47 runs in the morning session of the third day.

England started their game from the second day’s last score of 278 runs for the loss of four wickets; but in utter dismay to the England cricket fans, the Ben Stokes-led side got bundled up only on the score of 325 runs in their first innings.

Subsequently, they faced huge flak on the micro-blogging site Twitter as both fans and experts criticized the approach of the English Team towards the game. Meanwhile, some of the former cricketers also criticized England for lack of competency against the short balls bowled by the Aussie pacers.

Here’s how Twitter reacted to the failure of England’s ‘Bazball’ approach:

Bazball 🐛 🔥 left their brain in hotel. https://t.co/nq8eJH290f pic.twitter.com/GZtcQt79Ob

— JACK (@rastasjames) June 30, 2023

There will come a point where Bazball will reach the peak of stupidity. That peak still hasn't arrived yet but it will happen in this Ashes.

— Manya (@CSKian716) June 30, 2023

When did Bazball become a licence to do dumb stuff?! Surely, there’s still an element of attrition left in Test match batting. #Ashes

— Andrew Wu (@wutube) June 30, 2023

Bazball in The Ashes pic.twitter.com/PlSnl9YJoO

— Rory Benson (@rorybenson) June 30, 2023

Bazball is great..but only in moderation and only when the conditions suit quick scoring.

Exactly the template that made Rishabh Pant a World-class Test batter.

England may want to watch a few of his knocks with ball-by-ball highlights

— Anuj Nitin Prabhu (@APTalksCricket) June 30, 2023

the thing with Bazball is, test cricket has been played since 100+ yrs, and there is a reason it has been played in a certain way..
being ostrich and saying we will entertain is just. making a joke of yourself

— Shubham (@shubhamg23) June 30, 2023

One of the major issues with BazBall is the lack of rest time it allocates the England bowlers and the lack of miles in the legs it puts into the opposition’s attack.

You’ve got 5 days.

Basics.

— The Pinch Hitter (@LePinchHitter) June 30, 2023

Bazball effect: It feels like we're ahead in the game.

— Sarah Waris (@swaris16) June 30, 2023

Play Bazball not Nonsense ball, it was a shit after after a great start by our top 3!! Shame!!

— Rajiv (@Rajiv1841) June 30, 2023

You can love the idea of Bazball and previous results and also hate what has happened since England were 185-1 and on cruise control.

Not everything is all in or all out.

— James Fenn (@JamesFenn90) June 30, 2023

I like BazBall and there's been a fantastic improvement but this has been stupid batting after getting into such a strong position, lost all momentum now

— Deano (@deanocx) June 30, 2023

Speaking of the action of the match, Australia have started batting in their second innings. They had scored 12 runs for no loss at the time of lunch on the third day at the Lord’s. Earlier in the first innings, Australia posted a big total of 416 runs courtesy of Steve Smith’s 32^nd Test century alongside 66 and 77 runs scored by David Warner and Travis Head.

Notably, Australia have also taken the lead of 91 runs after the end of the first innings as they bundled up England only on the score of 325 runs. At the time of filling this copy, England’s lead had reached 103 runs in the second innings.

The visitors are already leading the five-match Ashes 2023 by a margin of 1-0 with a thrilling win in the first Test at the Edgbaston in Birmingham. Now, they will be eyeing to double the lead by thrashing England in the second Test with a thumping margin.