Brendon McCullum

England’s Bazballers need to address these areas to get to the next level

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Ben Stokes may have to recalibrate England’s strategy – Getty Images/Gareth Copley Competing with Australia and India, England failed to beat the two best teams in the world and to get to the next level they need to “smooth off the rough edges”, as Brendon McCullum admitted after the defeat in Ranchi. “I haven’t thought … Read more

The India tour will be Bazball’s ultimate test of the ‘positive at all costs’ mentality

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Can Ben Stokes become only the fifth England men’s captain to win a series in India? India will be the ultimate stress test for Bazball’s first rule of being endlessly positive. No other tour challenges the senses and the strength of a team as much as this one. The fact that only four England captains … Read more

I ignored Brendon McCullum’s call for my England selection

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Shoaib Bashir received a shock call-up for England’s tour of India after impressing head coach Brendon McCullum while playing for the Lions – Shutterstock/Gavin Ellis Shoaib Bashir’s selection in the England Test squad for India surprised everyone, including the young spinner. It didn’t occur to Bashir that a missed call with a New Zealand area … Read more