US EditionMcCullum Says England's Ashes Problem Is Overtraining, Plans a Beach Recovery
Coach Brendon McCullum said England had five to 10 training sessions before the Test, which he believes left players less fresh and affected decision-making, after falling 2-0 down.
- England men's Test team slipped to 2-0 behind following an eight-wicket defeat at The Gabba, Brisbane, despite resistance from Ben Stokes and Will Jacks; the series moves to Adelaide with the third Test starting Dec. 17.
- Following the Perth capitulation, Brendon McCullum and staff bolstered the training schedule, with England men's Test team completing five to 10 training sessions instead of releasing players for England Lions matches.
- Ex-International players argued coaches and players failed to adapt their tactics to Australia, criticising the `attack-at-all-costs` approach, indiscipline, and only one tour warm-up game arranged by coaching staff.
- Brendon McCullum said the England squad will recharge at one of Australia's premier beach resorts and urged quick fixes after the first two games of the series.
- Historically, England men's Test team has no wins in their last 17 Tests in Australia, prompting calls to change training methods after repeated failures in pressure moments.
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'Got a top 7 brainwashed by McCullum': Ex-England pacer tears Bazball apart after Gabba Test loss
Former England pacer Steve Harmison launched a seething attack on head coach Brendon McCullum and the current Test team's playing style, coined 'Bazball' because of the pace at which they play. To England's credit, it has worked at home and in places like New Zealand and Pakistan somewhat but Australia has been a different beast and it will be interesting to see how quickly Ben Stokes and Co realise this, given that the visitors are already 0-2 …
England’s ‘Over-Prepared’ Claim Raises Eyebrows
Former England cricketers have questioned coach Brendon McCullum’s claim that the tourists trained too hard for the Gabba Test, which ended in a loss that leaves their Ashes hopes in tatters. England’s training regime has been a point of focus this series, with only internal fixtures and no official practice match scheduled ahead of their first-Test loss in Perth. Heading into the crucial pink-ball Test in Brisbane, Australia had played and won …
'We trained too much': McCullum blames England's training overdose for Ashes loss
BRISBANE, Dec 7 : England's preparation for their second Ashes test may have been a case of too much training and not enough freshness, head coach Brendon McCullum said after his side slumped to another demoralising eight-wicket loss to Australia on Sunday.The tourists went 2-0 down in the series after Austra
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