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- Bookies give specials on Bazball including evens for any England player to score the fastest ever Test Hundred
- The biggest odds special is for England to score 1,000 runs in a test innings in 2023
- We go into the 7 key principles of 'Bazball'
Bookies give specials on Bazball including evens for any England player to score the fastest ever Test Hundred
The Bazball era of English cricket has well and truly took the test team by storm with some terrific performances and that looks to continue in 2023.
England head coach Brendan McCullum looks to have changed the way in which England play the game with his aggressive intention at the forefront.
Bookies have a whole host of specials for the 2023 year of Bazball including evens for any England player to score the fastest ever Test Hundred.
Betway say there's a 50% chance that an English player breaks the record of a 54 ball 100, set by McCullum himself back in 2016 for New Zealand against Australia.
| 2023 Bazball Specials | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Any England player to score fastest ever Test Hundred | 1/1 | 50% |
| Any England player to score fastest ever T20 Hundred | 7/2 | 22.2% |
| Any England player to score fastest ever ODI Hundred | 4/1 | 20% |
| Any England player to hit six sixes from a Test over | 5/1 | 16.7% |
| England to score 1,000 runs in a Test Innings | 50/1 | 2% |
The biggest odds special is for England to score 1,000 runs in a test innings in 2023
The longest odds that are available in the Bazball betting specials market is for England to score 1,000 Test runs in an innings at some point in 2023.
There has never been a Test innings of 1,000 runs in cricket before, with the highest ever Test score at 952/6d by Sri Lanka back in 1997.
England's highest ever Test inning score is of 903/7d back in 1938, with their most recent highest score at 710/7d against India back in 2011 in Birmingham.
There's just a 2% chance that we see England hit 1,000 runs in an innings at some point in 2023.
We go into the 7 key principles of 'Bazball'
According to various newspaper reports, 'Bazball' has 7 key principles that make it tick.
The principles were outlined by inews, which stated how captain Ben Stokes and the other players have got behind McCullum since he came in.
The 7 key principles of 'Bazball' are:
- A less reflective environment
- No negative chat
- A win-at-all-costs mentality
- No fear of failure
- Praise – even for the little things
- Simplicity of message
- Embracing mental freedom and fun
