'Adapt or go home': Legend Botham calls England’s Bazball approach horrendous

Ian Botham

England legend Ian Botham criticised Bazball, suggesting that Ben Stokes and his team should consider returning home if they refuse to adapt after their embarrassing defeat in Perth.

England was thoroughly outplayed by Travis Head's brilliance, allowing Australia to finish the match in just two days and secure an eight-wicket victory.

England's Bazball approach faced further criticism, with figures like Michael Vaughan and R Ashwin calling it reckless after the defeat. The latest to condemn Bazball is Botham, describing it as horrendous and warning that England must quickly adapt and energise away from Bazball.

"It [Perth] was horrendous, there's no other word for it. England needs to fire up and fire up quickly. I'm fed up of hearing, ‘this is the way we play'. If I hear it once more, I think I'll throw something at the television. If that's the way you play, you might as well go home now because it's going to be 5-0.
"They probably won't like me saying that but they need to get their heads around it. I want more pride when I see people pulling that sweater on," Botham told PA news agency.

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