So what is a Nighthawk?
It’s Britain’s clever new interpretation of the nightwatchman. Generally a nightwatchman is a lower-request hitter advanced up the setup in the event that a wicket falls late in the day to shut out conveyances and safeguard the top request. The Nighthawk is a lower-request player sent up the request to swing for the walls trying to bewilder rivals, add a couple of runs and for the most part keep Britain on the front foot. Stuart Expansive has been fixed for the job.
Whose idea is it?
It is credited to Brendon McCullum for coming up with it. Include it in the list of innovations from Bazball.
Was the Nighthawk’s first flight on Friday?
No, it has been considered for some time. Since the summer, the idea has been in the works. Ben Stokes stated in July, “We are looking at every situation we are going to find ourselves in and what the positive thing to do is.” We, for instance, renamed the Nightwatchman’s mission. We gave it the name Nighthawk. Broady was that.
With half an hour remaining to play, he was leaving to try to literally slog. That’s where we are right now, which is fantastic. However, at the time, Broad was semi-nighthawking from his usual lower-order position. Rehan Ahmed, dubbed Nighthawk Jr. by Broad, was the first real Nighthawk, and he was in Pakistan this winter. Before being bowled, he hit a 10 from eight balls.
And how was the situation in New Zealand?
To be honest, a mixed bag. It was definitely a wild ride. Broad was hit in the ribcage as he danced down the track to his first delivery. He did the same trick with the second ball, but this time he sent the top edge steeply vertically into the night sky. The wicketkeeper Tom Blundell and the bowler Scott Kuggeleijn, clearly confused by the Nighthawk’s sheer presence, shared the catch. His third ball went down Tim Southee’s leg side for four byes in the next over, and his fourth ball hit the Hawk’s helmet, prompting a concussion check. However, Broad hit a magnificent drive over cover for four and reached stumps with six out of 13 balls.
How does Broad feel about it?
He is clearly transforming into his late-night alter ego and has been clamoring for the opportunity to play the role. NightHawk was deployed in the dark at #4. After the match ended yesterday, he tweeted, “I’ll respond to just Hawk until the light drops again.” He added, “I do answer to MorningHawk in normal Test Match hours, but AfternoonHawk doesn’t sound right.” The fact that the hashtag #NightHawk is trending on Twitter shows how much fun the England team is having right now and how much our fans are smiling with us!