{"product_id":"9781526672087","title":"Bazball : The inside story of a Test cricket revolution","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Hoult, Nick, Booth, Lawrence \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eCricket\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 26 October 2023 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 352 pages\u003cbr\u003e163 x 241 x 35 | 578g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA TIMES, GUARDIAN, TELEGRAPH AND WATERSTONES BEST SPORT BOOK OF THE YEAR‘Gripping’ Roger Alton, Sunday TimesThe inside story of how England transformed the way Test cricket is played.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter one win in 17 by the start of the summer of 2022, England needed something new. For 145 years, Test cricket was played mainly in one way: batters laid a foundation before daring to attack – and, even then, only if circumstances were favourable. Bowlers tried to bowl maidens, calculating that they would eventually force an error. But the old ways weren’t working.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen came ‘Bazball’, driven by new head coach in Brendon (‘Baz’) McCullum and captain Ben Stokes. What followed was one of the most thrilling revolutions in any sport, as a rudderless and ridiculed England Test team became – almost overnight – cricket’s most talked-about phenomenon. They embarked on a brand of Test cricket that breathed life into an ailing format, breaking records as they went on to win 11 out 13 Tests before taking on world champions Australia in a dramatic Ashes contest that ended 2–2.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLawrence Booth and Nick Hoult, two of the game’s most respected writers, had a ringside seat for all the action. Their book will reveal how Bazball swept the England dressing room and transformed the team’s fortunes. Told via a mixture of interviews with the protagonists and insights gathered by the authors during their own close-up reporting, Bazball is an unmissable read. As Rob Key said after he appointed McCullum: ‘Buckle up and get ready for the ride.’\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bookshop Mold","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46924211978538,"sku":"9781526672087","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0277\/7802\/3522\/files\/9781526672087.jpg?v=1773928350","url":"https:\/\/www.mold-bookshop.live\/products\/9781526672087","provider":"The Bookshop. Mold.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}