Nickname given to England Test team’s aggressive style of play nominated as a word of the year, drawing Australian mockery
Despite England Test coach Brendon McCullum referring to the term ‘Bazball’ as silly, it has been given official status by the Collins Dictionary and nominated for word of the year.Despite England Test coach Brendon McCullum referring to the term ‘Bazball’ as silly, it has been given official status by the Collins Dictionary and nominated for word of the year.
Australian batter Marnus Labuschagne described the inclusion of Bazball in the dictionary as “garbage”. “Seriously I don’t know what that is, honestly,” he said. Australia retained the Ashes this year after the five-match series in England finished 2-2. In the year leading up to that series, McCullum’s England side won 10 of 12 Test matches and scored at 4.76 runs an over – more than one run per over more than any other Test side.
However, the term has not been universally embraced. McCullum himself described it as “silly” after it was coined in 2022.
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