Bazball bend? England coach says hosts may adapt to play for draw on Day 5 of Edgbaston Check

England batting coach Marcus Trescothick has hinted at the opportunity of shifting gears in direction of survival mode because the hosts ended Day 4 of the second Check towards India in serious trouble.

Chasing a monumental 608 for victory at Edgbaston, England have been 72 for 3 at stumps, with Ollie Pope (24*) and Harry Brook (15*) left to face the Indian assault on what guarantees to be a tense last day. The equation is straightforward: India want seven wickets to attract the collection, England want to save lots of them to attract the Edgbaston Check.

New goalpost for Bazball?

The Stokes-McCullum period has to this point been synonymous with fearless fourth-innings chases—12 wins whereas chasing since June 2022 with zero attracts. Nevertheless, Trescothick admitted that enjoying for a draw shouldn’t be off the desk on this occasion. Irrespective of how aggressive England are however to chase down over 500 runs in 90 overs could make you look silly too.

“I believe that each time the scenario is difficult, after all it’s. I believe, in the event you get to the purpose the place you’ll be able to draw the sport, after all. We’re not silly sufficient to grasp that, you need to simply win or lose, there are 3 outcomes potential in each recreation that you simply play,” Trescothick stated on the press convention.