Nature of England’s third Test defeat surely spells end for Bazball rhetoric | James Wallace

Ben Stokes’ side are the most exciting in a generation but actions need to speak louder than words after India collapse

Yashasvi Jaiswal hits his 12th six into the bleachers in Rajkot on the way to a majestic and punishing double century. “Pah, merely a flesh wound!”

Jimmy Anderson, your 41-year-old seamer who detests going for boundaries and prides himself on parsimonious economy rates, is smeared for 78 runs in 13 bone-grinding overs in the afternoon sun. “Tis but a scratch!”

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