Brendon McCullum

2022 - 5 - 12

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Brendon McCullum set to be appointed England men's Test coach (The Guardian)

Former New Zealand captain coaching Kolkata Knight Riders · McCullum has told close contacts he has been offered the job.

Should McCullum and Mott be thrown together by the ECB it would be a reunion for a pair who first combined at KKR in 2008, when McCullum was a player and Mott the assistant coach. While McCullum’s appointment could be confirmed as early as Thursday, the process of recruiting a white-ball coach continues, with the interview process still incomplete. His first task as coach would be to prepare the side to face the team he once captained, New Zealand, in a three-Test series next month.

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Brendon McCullum: Why England are appointing NZ legend as their ... (iNews)

McCullum has never coached a first-class game but Rob Key will hope the Kiwi's wealth of experience and ingenuity as a player and captain can lead England ...

Another would be decent, with McCullum’s New Zealand teams famous for their sense of fair play and commitment to playing the game the right way. England would be taking a leap of faith in McCullum the man and his cricketing philosophy and ideals rather than a proven track record as a coach. Just as important, though, was remembering why they played the game in the first place. When you have that mindset you can be positive and aggressive because you’re thinking about what can go right, rather than what might go wrong. I said in the team meeting: ‘I can’t stand for this anymore. It will, though, come with risks given all of the 40-year-old New Zealander’s coaching experience so far has come in T20 franchise cricket.

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Brendon McCullum expected to be named as England Test coach (ESPNcricinfo.com)

The former New Zealand batter has emerged as the frontrunner following the first tranche of interviews.

After scoring 145 off 79 balls in his final Test against Australia,McCullum said he wanted to be remembered"as a good team man… However, several British newspapers reported on Tuesday night that McCullum is now in line for the Test job following the first tranche of interviews at the start of this week. "I've spoken to Eoin about red-ball cricket as well," Key said.

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Brendon McCullum expected to be named new England test coach (New Zealand Herald)

Former New Zealand cricket captain Brendon McCullum looks set to be named as the England coach across the red and possibly white ball formats.

England have been searching for a new coach since Chris Silverwood left the role in the wake of the Ashes defeat over the summer. The tests were followed by a back-and-forth ODI series which increased McCullum's status among England fans and media. McCullum would be the fourth coach from outside of England to take the reigns of the test side and the first New Zealander.

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Brendon McCullum reportedly agrees to become England's test coach (Stuff.co.nz)

The former Black Caps skipper could be confirmed by the end of the week, in time for their three-test series with New Zealand.

Like elite athletes at their peak, our sports journalists are highly trained in the art of news. So we're asking you to support us with more than your attention. Kolkata are likely to be out of contention in the IPL by next week, meaning McCullum could be in place for the first test of the English summer against the Black Caps.

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Brendon McCullum to step down as KKR coach to take over ... (The Indian Express)

The former New Zealand wicketkeeper-batsman has emerged as the favourite to become England's Test coach, the BBC and other British media reported.

The Indian Express understands that McCullum informed the KKR players of the development during a recent team meeting. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) then invited applications for separate Test and white-ball coaches. He informed us during a team meeting a few days ago,” a KKR insider said.

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Cricket: Brendon McCullum reportedly agrees to become England ... (Newshub)

Official confirmation of the former Blackcaps captain could come as early as the end of this week.

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Brendon McCullum backed to transform England cricket (RNZ)

Brendon McCullum's transformation of New Zealand Cricket could easily translate to improving the England side's fortunes according to a former team mate.

"I think that's probably the most pressure that you would get as a coach around the circuit because you've got privately owned teams and the pressures of the owners and as being an asset to them comes into play. "His playing experience will stand him in really good stead, he'll understand what is going through the players heads and I think if you've got a coach who can mix those almost executive style characteristics that you need in the corporate with playing experience you've got a really good coach on your hands." There's a lot of pressure on him as a coach in IPL and I think that pressure can be translated into international cricket, if anything international cricket fixtures there is less pressure on you as a coach," Elliott said.

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England appointing Brendon McCullum as test coach is a move ... (Stuff.co.nz)

OPINION: Black Caps fans will have questions to ponder as McCullum prepares to combine with Ben Stokes and try to revive England's hopeless test team.

Like elite athletes at their peak, our sports journalists are highly trained in the art of news. Or another false step by the England Cricket Board (ECB) after a 4-0 drubbing by Australia in last summer’s Ashes? So we're asking you to support us with more than your attention. Is a duo of McCullum and Stokes a match made in heaven? The bullish all-rounder was this month confirmed as Joe Root’s replacement for a new era of English test cricket after a dreadful run in the game’s longest format. Brendon McCullum, the talismanic former New Zealand captain who led the charge in the Black Caps’ memorable run to the 2015 Cricket World Cup final, is on the verge of becoming England’s new test coach.

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