England's ODI World Cup groundwork and BazBall post-mortem

It’s a time of reckoning for England men’s cricket. 

With the 2027 ODI World Cup around the corner, the 2019 champions had a successful home white-ball summer, beating both India and Sri Lanka.

However, three consecutive losses saw them bow out of the Pakistan Tri-Nation ODI Series and exposed issues to be addressed - the inability to take wickets in middle overs and a young squad lacking game time. 

The English Test team is also in a state of flux. Despite a promising start, BazBall met its end after losing 1-2 versus New Zealand at home. Ben Stokes retired from international cricket and Brendon McCullum was sacked.

As the 2027 home Ashes beckon – the new regime of Joe Root and Stephen Fleming – have to sort out issues that saw them lose 7 out of the last 9 Tests in the BazBall era. 

In our very first double headliner, we speak to Anirudh Nair and Toby Reynolds take us into the world of English cricket.

Read Toby Reynolds’ feature on who is likely to succeed Zak Crawley as England Test opener:  

https://thewhiteglove.in/run-machines-audition-for-england-in-the-backdrop-of-opening-nadir/

Read Anirudh Nair’s chronicle of how Tom Banton is giving Jacob Bethell a run for his money:

https://thewhiteglove.in/bethell-versus-banton-englands-opening-race-heats-up-an-year-out-from-odi-world-cup/

Reach Toby Reynolds at:

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Pitchside With Toby Reynolds (podcast)- https://open.spotify.com/show/10VayFyNWjuTyRxoiSsKPZ?si=1f25985c79634289

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Reach Anirudh Nair at:

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‘From Dreams to Goals’ Podcast- https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVvjcQc3Mv4w&si=i7SWmp3fmZGlGi2F

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Music credits: 

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