London: Newly appointed England test coach Brendon McCullum says that improving the fortunes of the team’s flag will also help secure the international future of the red ball game.
the former New Zealand The captain will lead an England team that has won just one of their last 17 Test matches and fans are looking forward to his partnership with the new captain. Ben Stokes proved to be a catalyst for revival.
English cricket chief McCullum, banking on a renowned limited-overs as well as Test cricketer, is transferring the qualities that made him a dynamic batsman and attacking leader into his first coaching job in red-ball cricket. .
The 40-year-old knows something about starting in tough conditions – in his first Test as New Zealand captain, his team was bowled out for just 45 by South Africa in Cape Town in 2013.
But after that match McCullum held a “ground zero” meeting with then head coach Mike Hesson and other support staff, which is now widely seen as New Zealand’s ascent to its current status as world Test champions. .
“Test cricket has always been the pinnacle for me and perhaps its popularity is somehow driving the South,” McCullum said in an interview. England and Wales Cricket Boardmedia channel.
“If red-ball cricket is to not only sustain but thrive, it requires England to play a lucrative brand of Test cricket, competing with Australia, India, New Zealand.”
A huge influence on the leadership style of the 2019 England World Cup-winning captain, McCullum said, “It’s a big, lofty goal, but it’s in front of us.” Eoin Morganclose friend.
McCullum, whose inaugural stint as England’s Test coach will be a three-match series against his native New Zealand starting at Lord’s on June 2, said his aim was to bring England back to the “top of the pile”.
managing director of england Rob’s Said on Wednesday that the new coach has more to do with him than just playing crowd-pleasing cricket, adding that McCullum also values players who can display flexibility in the longer format.
McCullum promised England supporters that his team would be “worthy of following” if he and like-minded Stokes achieve their ambitions.
“Hopefully we can play that kind of fun – I wouldn’t say equestrian, because that’s probably what other people expect us to do – cricket.
“It’s a very simple philosophy, but if we do it right with the talent that is in the English cricket set-up, hopefully we will get results to go in the right direction and build something together.”
the former New Zealand The captain will lead an England team that has won just one of their last 17 Test matches and fans are looking forward to his partnership with the new captain. Ben Stokes proved to be a catalyst for revival.
English cricket chief McCullum, banking on a renowned limited-overs as well as Test cricketer, is transferring the qualities that made him a dynamic batsman and attacking leader into his first coaching job in red-ball cricket. .
The 40-year-old knows something about starting in tough conditions – in his first Test as New Zealand captain, his team was bowled out for just 45 by South Africa in Cape Town in 2013.
But after that match McCullum held a “ground zero” meeting with then head coach Mike Hesson and other support staff, which is now widely seen as New Zealand’s ascent to its current status as world Test champions. .
“Test cricket has always been the pinnacle for me and perhaps its popularity is somehow driving the South,” McCullum said in an interview. England and Wales Cricket Boardmedia channel.
“If red-ball cricket is to not only sustain but thrive, it requires England to play a lucrative brand of Test cricket, competing with Australia, India, New Zealand.”
A huge influence on the leadership style of the 2019 England World Cup-winning captain, McCullum said, “It’s a big, lofty goal, but it’s in front of us.” Eoin Morganclose friend.
McCullum, whose inaugural stint as England’s Test coach will be a three-match series against his native New Zealand starting at Lord’s on June 2, said his aim was to bring England back to the “top of the pile”.
managing director of england Rob’s Said on Wednesday that the new coach has more to do with him than just playing crowd-pleasing cricket, adding that McCullum also values players who can display flexibility in the longer format.
McCullum promised England supporters that his team would be “worthy of following” if he and like-minded Stokes achieve their ambitions.
“Hopefully we can play that kind of fun – I wouldn’t say equestrian, because that’s probably what other people expect us to do – cricket.
“It’s a very simple philosophy, but if we do it right with the talent that is in the English cricket set-up, hopefully we will get results to go in the right direction and build something together.”