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“When we took over this project, it was not necessary to necessarily agree on ‘good’.”
No, ‘Good’ is not enough for McCullum brandon, and the main coach of England wanted his test team to “shoot for the stars” in what will be inherited for nine months.
Hors d’Oeuvre comes in the form of Zimbabwe, on Trent Bridge from Thursday live on Sky SportsBut the main courses are India at home from June 20 and ashes in Australia since November 21.
Fans are already looking at these heavy stings, but for England there has been a period of viewing backwards, thinking, to make sure that they are reconnected with these very fans.
Main coach McCullum believes that a relationship may be lost with a team prone to rejection of promising positions (the retreat of ash 2023 and a 4-1 defeat in India in early 2024. They come to mind) and also a lot of jerks in the press.
It seems to be accepted that words and victory are something that England is accused of having the attitude of Laissez -faire according to – important. Less hocus, more humility is a new approach.
Ben Stokes asks for his team “dominating any situation”, while McCullum wants fans “together for ride”.
However, many fans will continue to wonder if the pieces of puzzles are completely in front of two such series Marquee. Zak Crawley and Spinner Shoaib Bashir, especially.
There was no return from McCullum from England in his belief in a couple – at least on the outside.
This, despite Crawley, an average of 8.66 with a baton in New Zealand in December, and only passed fifty -one in 14 test knocks and Bashir on average more than 40 with a ball after a heavy tour of Pakistan and New Zealand, then fought at the beginning of the county championship, while on loan from Somergan.
Instead, McCullum focuses on their plus points. They include Crawley’s success compared to Australia – the opposition, which recorded 43 against – India on average, and only Jasprit Bumrah and Gus Atkinson take more test Wickekets in 2024. Than Lofty off -pinner Bashir.
McCullum said that for Crawley, whose total test average is 30.51 from 53 games: “Zak is by the end of the late run and the first raised his hand, but we firmly believe that his superb game is as good as everyone in the world against the best recall.
“We always said that his role was to go out and try to win the matches. When he goes, there are few who can press opposition teams as he can.”
In Bashir, the main coach added: “Statistically, it was time to be extraordinary, and the second time when he was not completely elaborated, but his ceiling is so high and we will continue to invest in him. He has attributes for what is ahead.”
Having attributes is one thing – and England is really like Bashir to spin a high point of release – but the delivery is another, and if Crawley cannot be returned to points and Bashir gravel with a ball, there are options. Uber-Talented Jacob Bethell in the Crawley case and potentially Liam Dawson in Bashir.
Another concern can be something that could be a great power – bowlers that can work on 90mph or more.
It is thoughtful to think that England had Atkinson – who inserted 54 shots in the amazing debut year – Mark Wood, Jofra Archer, Brydon Case, Josh language, Olly Stone and even more available, but the injuries bitten.
Language is the only one of those Quicks who fully fits with Carse who has just returned to Durham and the rest mentioned in the list above on the side. Archer is the last to collapse, but the problem with his thumb threatened to delay the return of the test.
There are many reasons to feel that England can beat India and then win Australia – not only because India lost the retired Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli and Australia’s old sides who saw the Running of Marnus Labuschagne dry.
Ben Duckett was a great as a test opener since returning to the team in 2022 – if sometimes there is a little choice of words – Joe Root is one of the best of all time, Harry Brook looks like he is on that way, and Strika Jamie Smith has his predecessors in that role, Ben Foakes.
Inspirational Captain Stokes returned after his second knee injury in five months with the newly established realization that despite the abundance of evidence of the opposite over the years, he is not really superman and Must manage his body accordingly.
The skipper could play a complete role with a stick and a ball could be the biggest reinforcement of the ash of all.
Plus, in the cook itself, who will make his debut against ZimbabweEngland can have a man for all seasons. One with an extraordinary record at home, but also the one who enjoys the Kookaburra ball and could be a real threat to that seed in the ashes. There can be a lot of names in his black book.
If England can also shed its unwanted tendency to lose the final test of the series – it happened consecutively against Sri Lanka, Pakistan and New Zealand 2024 – it will pass a long way to cozy fans and maybe get some inherited victories.
Increase at no. 2 In the ICC test scale – only Australia is above them – it shows that England is really ‘good’.
Over the next nine months, they want to become the world no. 1 and prove that they are good enough to win two cristers.
It’s time to shoot for stars. Humorous, of course.
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