{"id":294301,"date":"2025-12-02T05:13:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T05:13:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/294301\/"},"modified":"2025-12-02T05:13:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T05:13:13","slug":"michael-vaughan-england-batters-need-to-know-when-to-swap-bazball-for-old-school-approach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/294301\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Vaughan: England batters need to know when to swap Bazball for &#8216;old school&#8217; approach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">England&#8217;s batters must learn when to park their attacking &#8216;Bazball&#8217; style and take a more cautious &#8220;old school&#8221; approach during the second Ashes Test, says former captain Michael Vaughan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Australia are 1-0 up in the series after England <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/cricket\/articles\/c98n5nr04jgo\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">crumbled to an astonishing two-day defeat<\/a> in the first Test in Perth where the tourists&#8217; shot selection was heavily criticised.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Ben Stokes&#8217; side now face the Aussies in a day-night Test in Brisbane which will be played with a pink ball.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Australia have a formidable record in day-night Tests having won 13 out of 14, including all three against England.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Vaughan told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sounds\/play\/m002myx5\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BBC Radio 5 Live&#8217;s Ashes second Test preview show<\/a> there was an &#8220;arrogance&#8221; about England&#8217;s approach in Perth and they need to have better game awareness at the Gabba. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;This England side dance down. They run towards the danger,&#8221; Vaughan said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I&#8217;m not too sure that&#8217;s a sensible way to go with the ball zipping around. Play the old school way.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I&#8217;m not saying go into a shell and play like Geoff Boycott or Alastair Cook all the time. But please use your sense when the ball is zipping around slightly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;They are the great entertainers but they haven&#8217;t won a five-match series in the last three or four years. I will give England a tip. It&#8217;s not working.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Vaughan said England, in particular, should look to frustrate left-arm quick Mitchell Starc in Brisbane with a more measured approach.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Starc has 81 wickets at an average of 17.09 in day-night matches and is widely considered the world&#8217;s best bowler with a pink ball in hand.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;When Mitchell Starc comes into the attack, he&#8217;s the aggressor and has to take wickets,&#8221; added Vaughan, who captained England to an Ashes series victory in 2005.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;So if you leave a few outside off stump, there&#8217;s no way Starc isn&#8217;t going to bowl one straight because he is there to get wickets. It&#8217;s having that sense and game awareness.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Whatever England do, they have to play a lot better. 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