Shock photos show Lord's wicket a day out from second Ashes Test
England appears set to abandon their Bazball hunt for runs on flat decks after just one Ashes Test, if the wicket for the second clash with Australia at Lord's is anything to go by.
England captain Ben Stokes had called for flat tracks this Ashes series to complement the Bazball approach of scoring runs quickly, boldly declaring and then attacking the opposition.
It failed in the first Test, with the Aussies storming home on the final day for a famous two-wicket win.
Despite his day-one declaration backfiring and the Aussies hitting the winning runs on the dry wicket, Stokes implied that there would be plenty more Bazball to come after the loss.
'It's a bit early to say the Ashes are slipping away after one game,' he said.