Bazball technique under fire as England loses the series to India
It's true, as this series has shown, that England has lost, but rather that a "Baz Ball Era" has been lost.
It's true, as this series has shown, that England has lost, but rather that a "Baz Ball Era" has been lost.
While Bairstow has managed only 102 runs in six innings, Root’s bat has produced a mere 77 runs from the three Tests so far, begging questions on the duo’s place in the side for the fourth Test.
We'll move on to the next test match, and go out there and try to win," the all-rounder added.
England were in dire straits at 93/4 in the second innings against New Zealand chasing 299 in the second Test at Trent Bridge. But England still went about their task of overhauling the target, with Jonny Bairstow playing a cracker of an innings to guide the team to victory and take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series.
Giving an insight into his new coach's coaching style and philosophy ahead of the first Test against New Zealand at the Lord's later on Thursday, said McCullum has explained to them the way he coaches.
In between, his story includes injury scares and a three-month suspension by the BCCI in 2019 for participating in an Abu Dhabi T20 tournament.
Brendon McCullum, head coach of the Kolkata Knight Riders, alluded to Rinku's remarkable journey from the small town of Aligarh, known more for its locks than cricketers, to becoming an IPL sensation on Wednesday.
The 40-year-old McCullum, a former New Zealand captain, was recently appointed the England Test team coach by England men's cricket managing director Rob Key after weeks of speculation.
On Thursday, McCullum, the former New Zealand captain who has worked majorly as a white-ball coach in T20 franchise cricket, was handed the job of England's Test coach. His first assignment will be England's three-match home Test against New Zealand, the current World Test Championship (WTC) winners, in June.
After starting with a win against defending champions Chennai Super Kings in the opener on March 26, KKR lost to Royal Challengers Bangalore but bounced back to win the next two matches against Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians.
