Watch: Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes have a fun six hitting competition ahead of the Third Test match against Pakistan

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England have been pioneers of a new attacking brand of cricket. They have reinvented their white ball approach after the horrors of the 2015 World Cup when they crashed out of the World Event after they lost to Bangladesh. From that point on, they went with their white-ball side in a different direction.

They packed the side with more all-rounders which gave them batting depth. When it comes to bowling, they have attacking pace options and also wonderful spin options. This led to them winning the 2019 ODI World Cup and then the 20-20 World Cup in 2022. England also reinvented their Test Cricket template which has reaped them huge rewards.

The architects behind this reinvention have been England Test Head coach Brendon McCullum and Test captain Ben Stokes, who have come together and the result has been very fruitful for England. Ever since McCullum has coached England they have not lost a single Test. England recently achieved a 2-0 win in Pakistan in a three-match Test series. This series win was very historic as England visited Pakistan for a Test series after 17 years.

England won a Test series in Pakistan after 17 years

Ahead of the Third Test against Pakistan, McCullum and Stokes indulged in something unique, a six-hitting competition between the two. It was fun to watch as the duo were seen hitting big and enjoying themselves and since there is a special significance between Bazball and an attacking brand of cricket that has turned England’s Test match fortunes in a big way.

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England have embraced the Bazball philosophy put forward by the head coach and the new captain. Stokes was outstanding in the first Test match and was lauded for his captaincy as he made a bold declaration in the first Test in the second innings on Day 4m which allowed England to get a result on a Rawalpindi pitch that was like a flat road.

In the second Test, held in Multan, they outplayed Pakistan in all departments and won by 26 runs there to register a famous Test series win on Pakistan soil. England and their philosophy will be a case study for the ages.