‘Bazball is crazy... in a good way!’

ENGLAND assistant coach Paul Collingwood heaped praise on Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum after another enterprising day of Test cricket. Collingwood said: ‘It’s magnificent in terms of the bigger picture. When Baz and Ben took over, the priority was to make Test cricket entertaining. We already feel like pioneers. There’s no shame in losing if you put yourself in a position to win. In my day, we were always worried about the consequences, but they’re bringing the fun back into it. ‘Sometimes I think it’s crazy, in a good way. I would never have come up with some of these ideas, but it’s great to see. When it comes off, it’s genius. When it doesn’t, so be it.’