England’s new red-ball head coach Brendon McCullum insisted that he had nothing on the captain’s aggression Ben Stokes After overseeing a 3–0 whitewash of his native New Zealand during his first series in charge. McCullum was known for a dynamic approach, when the New Zealand captain and attacking mindset now called the ‘baz ball’ in honor of his nickname was again evidenced during the third Test at Headingley on Monday.
England washed out the final morning session after rain, taking only 15.2 overs to make the remaining 113 runs needed to reach a target of 296 for a seven-wicket victory, followed by five wickets over the Test world champions. The victory happened. Lord’s and Trent Bridge.
Jonny Bairstow A blistering 71 not out on Monday – England’s second-fastest Test half-century – and shared an unbroken stand of 111 runs with the former England captain Joe Root (86 not out).
Bairstow’s innings played a scintillating 162-run knock that revived England from a depth of 55-6 in their first innings.
All this was a far cry from the sneaky game that had often portrayed England’s performance during a win in the 17 Test matches before this series.
Root resigned as captain after team director caused that poor return. Ashley Giles and coach Chris Silverwood He was sacked after a crushing defeat in the Ashes series in Australia.
However, McCullum insisted that he “didn’t do much” when England were cleaning up New Zealand.
‘Very special start’
“I’m aggressive but I think Ben has got me covered,” McCullum told the BBC.
“He’s really pushing the envelope and sending a strong message that that’s how the team will play.”
“Winning the series 3-0 against the best team in the world is a very special start,” Stokes said.
“When I took this position it was about more than the result – it was about changing the mindset of kids towards Test cricket, having fun, enjoying representing their country. Then the results will see for themselves.
“To say we’ve done it so quickly is unbelievable.”
New Zealand captain Kane WilliamsonThose who missed the second Test with a bout of Covid-19 were left out for lack of runs from the top-order, including with their bat.
But despite missing as many New Zealand matches in the 12 months since the Black Caps’ victory over India in the inaugural World Test Championship final due to a long-standing elbow injury, the 31-year-old star batsman didn’t think to stand down . Captain.
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“I would definitely love to play for this group and be their leader,” he said. “It’s been an interesting and challenging time, but the hunger is still in me.”
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