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England lost the Third Test against Pakistan in Rawalpindi on 26th October and with it the series 2-1

Full marks to Pakistan for coming back from a defeat in the first game

Its also time for further reflection on Bazball, the form of cricket pioneered by England coach Brendan McCullum which aims to bring Test cricket into the 2020s.

Its an aggressive attacking form of cricket but the defence is sometimes lacking in my view. Still as a lifelong Spurs fan I’m very used to that.

Above (Times 25th August) is a sort of Whackit Index of English cricket. Jamie Smith’s excellent first innings 89 has made it on to the list, without which England would certainly have lost by an innings.