nice and aggressive fields.” The England bowling unit under Stokes captaincy has seen him encourage fast bowlers to bowl fuller, not to protect their bowling figures over moving the game forward, and to be prioritising wickets over run protection at all times. This has not always been the convention in test match cricket. England off-spin bowler Jack Leach was quoted as saying “In teams I’ve played in, the way I’ve thought – a lot of the decisions are made around negativity…Stokes is going out the opposite way.” On the tour of Pakistan in late 2022 Stokes use of “wacky” fielding positions and bowling changes was said to have helped his side achieve a series victory. The “aggressive field settings and constant tinkering” led McCullum to say that Stokes "is determined not just to drive this team but cricket forward. He seems to have taken captaincy to a new level…What we see on the field pulling the strings…he's constantly active, making plays and always thinking about wickets and he's so consistent with his message that he doesn't care about runs. That's one thing…his general positivity is quite staggering." Tactics in the field included moving fielders constantly, changing bowlers to improve match-ups, and utilising unconventional fielding positions including the use of leg slips, three men in front of square, and a back-stop. Nighthawk The Bazball era of English test cricket has seen the team at times eschew the traditional use of a nightwatchman, in favour of a ‘nighthawk’. During the English summer test matches of 2022 on occasion Stuart Broad would be padded-up for the last few overs of the day in order that, if called-upon, he could attempt a few late evening blows to accelerate the scoring and cheer the crowd. Broad told Sky Sports that it was in England’s first innings against New Zealand on his home ground of Trent Bridge in 2022 that McCullum suggested it to him, somewhat unexpectedly, “I went to make a coffee, in my flip flops, and Baz came up and said, 'you are in next, get your pads on. I think the crowd has gone a bit quiet, you are a local boy so try and hit your first ball for four and get them revved up again'.” Broad, however, was never required in the role, and it was later on in the year that 18 year-old spin bowler Rehan Ahmed first got to