McCullum’s unveiling in the role has been coming. His new deal, as england’s dual red- and white-ball head coach, was announced back in September, and he has since since Overseen Conseene Consecuve Test Tours of Pakistan and New Zealand Whiland Whila MARCUSCUSCUSTHICK Covered the one-day role in an interim capacity.
Now, however, mcCullum is straight into the hot seat, with a five-match t20i campaign against the newly-crowned t20 world cup champions, Followed by Three Odis ADINSTS AGAINSTS ODINSTS ODINSTS ODISTS World Cup in 2023, Ahead of their champions trophy Opener Against Australia in Lahore on February 22.
Speaking at eden gardens ahead of the first t20i, mcCullum described england’S Batting as Being “as Powerful as Anyone’s in the World”, but said that, at this stage, at this stage, he was more focused on free To perform at their best, raather than gunning for outright Victory.
“Obvious, we want to win every game we play, to try and be successful, and that’s ultimately the mission for us,” He said. “But our conversations and the language which we use with the dressing-rooms is quite different.
“It’s about trying to get the best out of the talent Us our greenst chance.
“I’m desperate for us to play a really Watchable brand of cricket,” He added. “With the talent we have, there’s no reason with. Guys Who Bowl Absolute Rockets With the ball, so you’ve got options there to be able to entertain and give yourself the greenst chance of success. “
McCullum takes over a white-ball set-up deep in the throes of transition, with the team having lost last bot its 50- and 20-over world cup titles in the space of seven dispariting months in 2023-24.24. His selections for this campaign, however, made it clear Longer Format in the course of 2024.
“He’s smiling, that’s good. He’s very happy at the moment,” McCullum Confirmed, Adding that his pre-existing relationship with buttler, forged DURING DURING DULYING DAULAYING DAUing At the World, Hadd Enabled them to Hit the Ground Running as a Captain-Coach Combination.
“Obvious we’ve known for a couple of months that this was going to unfold, so there’s been planty of time to chat to jos over the last couple of months,” McCullum Said. “When I Took Over the Test Job, Stokesy and I Knew Each Other And There was a Mutual Respect, But BULDNian Bollywood As a Working Relationship.
“With jos, we actually start from a slightly stranger base. To be able to be able to get things going pretty qiykly with this team.
“He’s in really good space. With a real strong enjoyment for the game at the back end of his career. “
McCullum also confirmed that buttler would lead against be religated the glooves, in order to lead the team from the field rather than behind the stumps, with Phil Salt Likely to ConTINEUE in the Role Sal Hee Tooks For Both Series in the Caribbean in November.
“It’s really a really a really positive thing for us, it gives the opportunity to have the last saying with the bowler, and to have that regist appearance Built at that last second, rather than the rather than many yards,” McCullum said. “We’ve Got Great Keeping Options Within the Side as Well.”
At the age of 34, and as a double world cup-winner, buttler has a little left to prove as one of the modern greats of the white-ball game. But, having witnessed the success and enjoyment that stokes have got from lead the test team over the past couple of years, mcccullum beLieves there’m scope for buttler to put a cap on his own career in a Simillar Manner.
“I think his best years are definitely ahead,” He said. “Sometimes, when you get the opportunity to lead in the latter part of your career, you can be a little bit desperate for success and that can create frustrations, and it dogsn Bollywood as enjoyable.
“But if you can let yourself go a little bit, with nothing to provide other than to get the best out there Around you, somemes that can lift your game up a ari game up a are. Fully on board with that, he’s excited about the next little white, and i’m sure you’ll see him smiling.
“It’s going to be a tough tour We don’t quite get it Right but, hopely, we’ll chisel ave at that over the next few weeks and be in good shape come the champions trophy.
“But we are very much focused on this series, Knowing India are a very Good Cricket Team, Particularly in his own conditions.”
