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Pat Cummins stands tall to show England are not only ones with an inspirational captain

ANDY DUNN: England skipper Ben Stokes looked set to guide his side to a famous victory at Edgbaston before Aussie leader Cummins came to the fore

Daily Mirror

England relied on vibes and sprites when Cummins went a little Bazball

Five tempestuous, hysterical days ended with Australia playing the old-fashioned way until desperation won the day

The Guardian - UK

Another shot in the arm for Bazball, the way cricket should be played

The Hindu

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The Ashes: Australia beat England by two wickets in thrilling first Test – as it happened

England were closing in with just two wickets required, but Pat Cummins led a rearguard action to get Australia over the line at Edgbaston

The Guardian - UK

Bazball stretched to its limit as Ben Stokes' England toy with emotions in First Ashes Test

England's 'Bazball' approach was under plenty of scrutiny before the first test, and that is unlikely to change after a frantic few days in the Ashes opener at Edgbaston

Daily Mirror

Bairstow is Bazball’s spirit animal but maybe it’s time for the gloves to come off

Even if they win this first Test, England have a tender spot at wicketkeeper. A return for Ben Foakes would be progressive

The Guardian - UK

Stokes the captain is a fine thing, but England will need the player again

Amid all the razzle and dazzle of Bazball there is a curious gap – a defining performance from the captain himself

The Guardian - UK

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Ashes diary: England’s all-action approach keeps fans in their seats

New hospitality area fails to appeal as Bazball takes preference, while Joe Root is still offering maximum entertainment

The Guardian - UK

The Pat Cummins delivery that symbolised Australia captain’s importance

The Aussie skipper produced a moment of magic to dismiss Ollie Pope before finishing off England’s second innings to set up a chance at victory in the first Test

The Independent UK

Ashes rivalry is as alive as ever. But when it comes to the economics of cricket, India is in the box seat

The first test of the 2023 Ashes is well underway at Edgbaston in Birmingham, featuring England’s aggressive “Bazball” style of play (named after New Zealand-born coach Brendan “Baz” McCullum) and a surprise early declaration by the hosts at the end of the first day. This invited an Australian fightback inspired…

The Conversation

What we talk about when we talk about cricketing dads isn’t as simple as Bazball

As rain scuttled day three memories flooded back of our annual trip to watch England lose at cricket, and the sense of two lives drifting apart

The Guardian - UK

Usman Khawaja hits impressive Ashes century as Australia fight back against England

Usman Khawaja recorded an impressive century as Australia fought back on Day Two of the first Ashes test at Edgbaston after a strong morning from Ben Stokes' side

Daily Mirror

Gareth Southgate in ‘no doubt’ over Trent Alexander-Arnold’s midfield switch as he reveals Bazball talks

Gareth Southgate says Trent Alexander-Arnold can give England a different option in midfield after the Liverpool man's outstanding display in the 4-0 win over Malta on Friday.

Evening Standard

Joe Root paints an Ashes masterpiece amid blood and thunder of Bazball

Batter’s post-captaincy bloom is one of the simpler joys of England’s new no-bad-shots style under Stokes and McCullum

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Lyon works magic as Australia blunt Bazball and keep England in check

Helped by an amenable pitch, the wolfish off-spinner took four wickets and denied the hosts a truly formidable total

The Independent UK

England’s Ashes bid begins with party at Edgbaston, Bazball’s spiritual home

Drunk and sunbunt by the end, England fans revelled as they discovered how their team’s new-found attacking philosophy would play out in the heat of an Ashes

The Hindu

Ashes 1st Test | Brilliant Root ton puts England in command on Day 1, but early declaration backfires

The Ashes 2023: follow session by session updates of the opening Ashes Test between England and Australia at Edgbaston

The Independent UK

What is Bazball? How England and Brendon McCullum revolutionised Test cricket

Stokes and McCullum have lifted England from rock-bottom to ‘rockstars’

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The Guardian - UK

The Ashes first Test, day one: England declare on 393-8 against Australia – as it happened

Joe Root struck a superb century before Ben Stokes declared at Edgbaston, with Australia easing to stumps at 14-0

The Guardian - UK

England ready for Bazball’s biggest test as Australia arrive for the Ashes

While England are full of confidence under new leadership, Australia will want to keep hold of urn they have held since 2017

Daily Mirror

11 definitive Ashes verdicts as England and Australia go head-to-head for the urn again

THE ASHES 2023: England and Australia lock horns in the first of five Ashes Tests this summer when play gets under way at Edgbaston on Friday afternoon, but how will the series go?

The Guardian - UK

Buckle up: liberated England face ultimate test against greatest rivals

'Bazball’ has been a revelation, but this is the moment of truth: an impossible-to-call Ashes series against a well-oiled Australia

Daily Mirror

England's story behind how Bazball stuck in the coach and players' own words

In their own words, the coach and the players - including Ben Stokes and Joe Root - look back and explain exactly how Bazball stuck and has turned them into genuine world beaters

The Guardian - UK

England, Australia and an urn: a bluffer’s guide to the Ashes

What is Bazball and whose ashes are they? Everything you need to know about this summer’s cricket but were afraid to ask

AAP

Halting Bazball and lifting the urn will define bowlers

Pat Cummins, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc are a supreme Australian attack but how they handle England and 'Bazball' will define them.

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