England’s blind loyalty to Zak Crawley could sink the Bazball project
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Nick Hoult Sun, 23 November 2025 at 11:09 am UTC·6 min read This was supposed to be Zak Crawley’s Ashes and the time he would repay the faith on pitches we were explicitly told would suit his game. Instead he started the series by becoming the first England opener to record a pair in Australia since 1998 and, unless he turns it around quickly in the second Test, the loyalty he has been afforded for more than three years threatens to sink the whole ship.Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Now he and the team face their biggest challenge. Can they remember that just one bad session of batting cost them the first Test and go again in Brisbane or will the weight of being 1-0 down in...