All you need to know about England’s latest Ashes innovation Brumbrella that baffled Australia

After Bazball, Bazbait and Nighthawk, Ben Stokes-led England team has enriched the modern lexicon of cricket further during the ongoing Ashes Test series against Australia. A new innovation by England was adopted in the first Test match known as Brumbrella.

Origionally Brumbrella is used to signify a large pitch cover to protect the ground. The term was used as a strategy when the absurd field Stokes and Ollie Robinson set to end the 321-ball resistance of Usman Khawaja.

The bizarre field setting was justified in the end. Khawaja’s exit precipitated a collapse and England mustered a seven-run lead in the first innings.

In reply to England’s first innings score of 394, Australian were stable led by Usman Khawaja (141), against whom English bowlers’ spin, fast, or swing didn’t work. However, Stokes adopted an innovation. In his endeavor to rip apart the manual of setting fields in Test, the skipper chose an unconventional field setup. In the process he forced Khawaja to come down the track and ended up getting bowled.

Stokes set the trap for Khawaja when Robinson was bowling the 113th over. He formed four men as human chains on the on-side from short square leg to short mid-on. The trap gave Khawaja some distraction and he judged the length of Robinson’s yorker a fraction late. The development led to this dismissal. Though the field was a gimmick, it proved to be useful with the fall of the most vital wicket.