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Harry Brook’s moment of madness a fitting epitaph for England’s flawed cult of Baz | Barney Ronay
The day was transformed in Australia’s favour by the batter’s failed swish, a perfect demonstration of talent being wasted and Test matches squandered
Tough on Harry Brook, yes. But we must also be tough on the causes of Harry Brook. No child is born playing performative reverse-hoicks with a Test match to be saved, just as most acts of cult-like behaviour have their roots in a smooth-talking cult-like instructor.
For England the beginning of the end of the age of Baz started when the disciples of Baz began to deny such a thing even existed; to insist that the buckle-up-and-enjoy-the-ride stuff didn’t actually exist at all, but was instead a creation of another, much worse cult, also known in this world as “the outsideâ€.
Ashes 2025-26: Was Harry Brook's shot stupid or valid?
'What's he done?' – Lyon bowls Brook after reverse sweep attempt missed
He has often claimed to be oblivious to criticism that has come his way throughout his England career.
It might have been for his own good if England team-mate Harry Brook's passwords were changed before he got back to his Adelaide hotel room on Saturday night.
His dismissal after tea, bowled attempting a reverse sweep to off-spinner Nathan Lyon, was not pretty.
It opened the door for Lyon, who twirled out two more England batters to take Australia to the brink of an Ashes series win that has looked inevitable for some time with the tourists now 207-6.
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The Ashes: Zak Crawley says Harry Brook's third Test dismissal would not be criticised by anyone in England camp
England are on the brink of Ashes series defeat with Australia needing just four wickets to win the third Test; Harry Brook was bowled by Nathan Lyon when attempting a reverse sweep against the Australia spinner
Zak Crawley says no one in the group would ever criticise the nature of his England team-mate Harry Brook's dismissal after the batter was out reverse sweeping in the third Ashes Test.
England slipped to the brink of a series defeat on Saturday as they finished the fourth day in Adelaide on 207-6 in their second innings, still needing 228 more runs to pull off a record chase of 435 to win.
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