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Rome wasn’t built in a day – McCullum confident England will recover
England head coach Brendon McCullum on day one of the Third Rothesay Men's Test at The Kia Oval, London, September 6, 202
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BRENDON McCULLUM warned his bid to turn around the fortunes of England’s faltering white-ball sides may take time but he has the utmost confidence his methods will pay off.
England fell flat in McCullum’s first series since aligning the head coach roles, losing 4-1 in T20s to India and finishing on a downer after being thrashed by a record margin of 150 runs in Mumbai.
McCullum, though, has no regrets about wanting to implement a “watchable” brand of cricket, with batters urged to go full throttle despite lingering doubts about how effective they are against spin.
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