the arm it so desperately needs.” Revitalise was also a word used by former Australia captain Ricky Ponting when he told the ICC Review "So far it has been unbelievable, and it has actually almost reinvigorated Test match cricket again.” Former Pakistan captain Urooj Mumtaz was quoted as saying after England played in Pakistan in December 2022 “England can be really proud. They‘re revolutionising Test cricket. They wanted to give Test cricket the life that it deserved. They want to be entertaining. And they’ve surely done that here in Pakistan.” Speaking after his first English summer as England coach McCullum discussed the responsibility to make the game appealing saying "you look at where Test cricket is around the world and how important it is to all of those who have played the game beforehand, and the relevance of it in international cricket. For us, it was a matter of trying to bring a bit of enjoyment back, try and bring the fans in to make sure they're enjoying Test cricket, and hopefully provide a bit more relevance to a game which has probably been under a little bit of pressure of late. That was the big goal and it will continue to be so moving forward." Criticism Former England captain Andrew Flintoff was quoted as saying “Bazball is one of the worst things I've ever heard, England are just playing exciting cricket”. The perceived aggression has been criticised by some, with Simon Wilde writing in The Times on June 10, 2022 after England inserted New Zealand felt “Stokes’s decision at the toss to bowl first may have fitted England’s new philosophy — attack, attack, attack — but there were not many times during this day when it looked like he had made the right call.” Cricket writer Huw Tuberville writing in The Cricketer in September 2022 said “I worry that Stokes’ batting aggression – CricViz says he attacked 41 per cent of balls this summer compared to 24 per cent in 2019 – is underselling his talents.” Whether the style would bear scrutiny against all opposition has been questioned. Former England opener Geoff Boycott was forthright and scathing in his assessment on the Daily Telegraph’s Tuffers and Vaughany podcast, saying “If you think you are going to plunder the best bowlers in the world with a new conker when they are fresh then you are an idiot.” Speaking after South