NEW DELHI : This year's World Test Championship (WTC) final will again be a party without hosts, leaving England fans wishing their team's 'Bazball' revolution had been sparked a little earlier.Two years after losing to New Zealand in the inaugural WTC final in Southampton, India are on the verge of seali
NEW DELHI : This year's World Test Championship final will again be a party without hosts, leaving England fans wishing their team's 'Bazball' revolution had been sparked a little earlier.
Should either of them fail in their pursuits, only Sri Lanka have an outside chance of gatecrashing the party, but they must triumph 2-0 in New Zealand in March before even dreaming of making the final. The stunning transformation continued with a comprehensive victory over New Zealand at Tauranga on Sunday, which gave the new captain-coach partnership a 10th win in 11 tests since they came in and put the emphasis on entertainment over outcome.
"Honestly, since June, I can't remember a negative word in the dressing room. It's phenomenal to watch how Baz and Stokesy go about their business." Under Stokes, England blanked New Zealand 3-0, beat India at Edgbaston and prevailed 2-1 against South Africa on home soil.
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