The contest between England's dialled-down "Bazball" approach and Australia's more methodical batting could determine who prevails in the Ashes series beginning in Perth on Friday.

Conceived by head coach Brendon 'Baz' McCullum and championed by skipper Ben Stokes, England's gung-ho batting has reinvigorated test cricket with its implicit aim of making the five-day format more entertaining with positive results.

Stokes and his teammates have not always got it right, however, and have been criticised for being too reckless on several occasions.

Going by their aggressive batting in the single warm-up game against their second XI, England are not going to abandon the trademark aggression, even if they may tailor it to match the situation.

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