India reminded England’s grandmother! Brendon McCullum’s team left Bazball and played traditional cricket on the first day of Lord’s

Sandy Verma

Tezzbuzz|11-07-2025

Indian Bowler Hits on England Bazball Cricket: The third Test match between India and England is being played at Lord’s Cricket Ground in London from 10 July. But in this Test match, Team India has strongly attacked England’s Bazball strategy. This happened when England had to face defeat by Team India by 336 runs in the second Test match. On the first day of the Lord’s Test, the entire England team was seen playing traditional Test cricket instead of Bazball. We are not saying this, but some figures of the first day match are saying.

England captain changed strategy soon after the toss

In the third Test match, England won the toss and decided to bat first. This has happened only for the second time in the Badball era when England won the toss and chosen the first batting. Interestingly, in the Bazball era, England have won the toss 12 times on the home ground so far, but before that only once, England batted first in the Lord’s Lord’s Test. That is, Stokes decided to put something different this time and decided to put it on the run board from the beginning.

Second fastest session of Bazball era

The England team has been focusing on Bazball cricket since June 2022. But on the first day of the third Test match against India, England’s Bazball cricket policy was seen to be demolished. This is because the first session of the first day of Lord’s Test became the second slowest session of England’s Bazball era.

  • 2.92 run rate – Vs New Zealand 2022 (Lords), second day session
  • 2.92 run rate – Vs India 2025 (Lords), second session of first day
  • 3.19 runs Ratte – Vs Australia 2025 (Lords), first session of second day
  • 3.20 runs rate – Vs South Africa 2022 (Menchester), Second Day Session

The lowest run rate of one day match

On the first day of the third Test against India, England forgot its Bazball strategy completely. Because in the Bazball era since June 2022, England have scored the lowest run rate in one day’s game.

  • 3.0 run rate – First day vs India, Lords (2025)
  • 3.2 run rate – First day vs New Zealand, Lords (2022)
  • 3.3 run rate – Third day vs New Zealand, Lords (2022)
  • 3.6 run rate – Fourth day vs Sri Lanka, Manchester (2024)

England scored the lowest run in a day

The first day of Lord’s Test against India will be remembered in another sense. On this day, England have scored the least runs in a day’s game in the Bazball era.

  • 251 runs – First day vs India, Lords (2025)
  • 302 runs – First day vs India, Ranchi (2024)
  • 304 runs – Second day vs. South Africa, Manchester (2023)
  • 316 runs – Third day vs India, Hyderabad (2024)

Anderson Tendulkar Trophy 2025 lowest run rate

The Anderson Tendulkar Trophy is playing a five -match Test series between India and England in 2025. Two matches of this Test series have been played. But in the last two Tests, while England was playing cricket in the Bazball style, the third Test has seen changes in the England team’s strategy.

  • 4.6 run rate – First Test, Leeds
  • 4.3 run rate – Second Test, Birmingham
  • 3.02 run rate – First day of thirty -thirty test, Lords

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