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The Evolution of a Cult tends to be marked by specific steps.

1. The Big Idea

An inspiring figure or leaders propose an innovative concept offering a cure for alienated and vulnerable people.

So here we are. Plans are in motion to storm the compound in Australia. Pressure is mounting. Conflict emerges from the out-houses. A lone figure, exposed, shivering, the phrase ATTACKING MINDSET written on his body as a statement, has stumbled from the field and is being led away in secrecy towards an inconclusive loan stint in county cricket.

Do you ever miss the start, when everything was fresh? The days of Bazball 1.0, of uninhibited aggression.

2. The Honeymoon Phase

Movement founders promise a fresh beginning, a brighter tomorrow, support, salvation together united in belief in the philosophy.

How did it feel initially? A team united feeling good. Ink. Strength. Determination. Elite male wellness energy. Of course, The team often say Bazball doesn’t actually exist, amusingly since it’s not recognized, what was that spectacle?

However, everyone understands what it is. It’s the batsman executing a stroke so unconventional it defies description. It’s the excitement of the leader in ultimate mode, an expression conveying: thoughtful warrior, strong features, untamed style, genuinely raw you wouldn’t be surprised to glance over and notice he’s fielding at mid-off bare-chested embracing nature.

It’s the opener continuing to have permission addressing the media, resembling a cheerful animal in a waistcoat, uttering phrases such as we’re breaking down traditions. Certainly, the atmosphere, for quite a long time, was entirely positive.

3. The Growth Phase

Development stage. Unity enforced via memorization of mantras. These principles can appear contradictory as a loyalty check.

Does anyone else feel? The backlash, the outrage, the feeling of letdown following the initial loss appears excessive, unwarranted. The performance was poor during the match, as is typical there. They were dominated defensively during a brief period when tactics failed, manipulated by the opponent imitating their style effectively, adjusting to the pitch, a performer excelling with brilliance.

And now we have this the attacks, the anger, the perception of the team as a disgrace. The consensus is that losing isn’t enough, they need to lose righteously, to be cleansed, destroyed, overwhelmed through sheer skill of the bowler’s action, the low-fi orthodoxies of Scott Boland, seen enjoying his wickets humbly as if receiving a pleasant gift. How will they respond?

4. The Backlash Phase

Challenges surface from failures in the plan. However, faults are ignored. It turns to hatred of the outside world.

In truth, a few days before the upcoming game, we’ve entered a delicious point of tension in the journey of this thing. Victory is possible overseas with bold tactics. More likely, failure may follow. In case of defeat it appears we may see the death cult phase.

Prior to that, several aspects worth saying about this. Previously, during the initial excitement, of light and heat, a column appeared labeling it a movement. Criticism followed, which proved the point as it’s known the best way of proving something definitely isn’t a cult is if supporters send hundreds of furiously one-eyed messages denying scrutiny of the beliefs.

The developments recently is just as interesting. Criticism of the approach is now the trend. Social media is furious, angry English pundits, shots of angry middle-aged travelling fans cheated out of three days of cricket, similar to people wanting fairness.

Meanwhile, exists the larger scene of the opponent’s mixed deep-seated frustration towards the unconventional visitors, out there saying, your cherished traditions and have honed to distinguish yourselves from the opposition, it’s not serious in the end old boy.

This is the core issue. Everything is a cult. Bazball was a cult as the game has its own culture. In fact, the team has long been exclusive, a circle, an elite gathering, a closed world with centuries of opaque and ritualistic cult history supporting it. Historically, this was a place where power and access are hoarded. It’s the colonial game of the nation, the early image-makers. And guess what, Britain is itself a cult, a series of esoteric hierarchies, a monarchy still exists.

The players have been enclosed in this environment since childhood. Attempting to break free, to build a better atmosphere, they are just repeating their own experience, forming a new circle, a closed circle, however with a new team and a coach promoting authenticity as long as yourself is quite a lot like myself.

Focus on the moment. Run towards the danger. Despite efforts, things stay similar.

Reflecting on this, it might be appropriate to show understanding for the approach, to appreciate its good points, that are numerous. What is Bazball? Promoting liberation. Challenging orthodoxies. Batting aggressively|Attacking with