Australian red-ball coach Jason Gillespie recently spoke about England’s ‘Bazball’ approach that has given them tremendous success in recent years. Gillespie also spoke about how Pakistan plans to counter England’s aggressive approach in the upcoming Test series.
England have taken an aggressive approach to Test cricket since Brendon McCullum took over as head coach of the Test team. The batsmen have been more positive in their approach and have consistently tried to progress the game and put pressure on the opposing bowlers.
This approach has brought them great success after a few months of humiliating defeats. With this approach, they even whitewashed Pakistan 3-0 on their last tour of that country.
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Jason Gillespie reveals how Pakistan will challenge England’s ‘Bazball’ approach
Recently, Jason Gillespie participated in a podcast with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in which he shared his views on England’s Bazball approach. Gillespie admitted England have evolved in their game but showed confidence in his team’s approach to produce the desired results.
“It’s very clear how England approach their cricket. I don’t particularly like the term ‘Bazball’ but they do play aggressive cricket. We’ve seen them evolve their game and that’s how they want to play,” said Jason Gillespie.
“We will play our way, striving to be a consistent and disciplined team that holds and attacks at the right time to advance the game and take advantage of the gaps. That is our strategy,” he added.
“We will go out and do our job” – Jason Gillespie on Pakistan approach
Jason Gillespie further mentioned that he wants Pakistan to make the most of opportunities when they arise. He claimed that Pakistan would do well in the series despite being the loser.
“We want to challenge our opponents as well. When opportunities arise, we will look to take advantage of them, whether with the bat or the ball. This makes the series fascinating and really exciting,” Gillespie said.
“A lot of people are writing us off, and that’s fine, that’s fine. It’ll just motivate our guys a little more. We’ll go out and do our job the best we can and hopefully the results will take care of it.” of themselves,” added the former Australian pacer.
Pakistan vs England Test Series Schedule
Pakistan will host England for a three-match Test series starting on October 7. The first two tests of the series will be held in Multan, while the final test will be held in Rawalpindi.
Pakistan recently lost a Test series to Bangladesh at home and will be under huge pressure to win. Shan Masood has remained captain of the team despite losing five out of five matches as captain of Pakistan so far.
Meanwhile, England are coming off series wins against the West Indies and Sri Lanka at home. England whitewashed the West Indies 3-0 and defeated Sri Lanka 2-1.