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Foakes backing Stokes and McCullum partnership to fire England back to the big time
Ben Foakes is loving life in England's new-look Test team and believes Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum are a match made in heaven. Wins over world champions New Zealand at Lord's and Trent Bridge have made Test cricket cool again after a nightmare run of defeats left England languishing in the rankings. Ad/> And wicket keeper Foakes believes the approach of the England refreshed management is proving infectious in the dressing room, with confidence soaring after Bairstow and Stokes run chase for the ages in Nottingham.
Marcus Trescothick: I want to be England head coach one day
Marcus Trescothick has revealed his ambitions to be head coach of his country in future and called on the England and Wales Cricket Board to appoint homegrown coaches to lead Hundred franchises.
‘A match made in heaven’: Ben Foakes hails England’s new Test leadership
Ben Foakes is loving life in England’s new-look Test team and believes Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum are a match made in heaven.
What New Zealand really think of Brendon McCullum and the Jonny Bairstow blitz
Expect the unexpected, they say. Yet sometimes, even knowing what might come is not enough. Label it what you want, shorten his name however you please, Brendon McCullum’s tenure as England head coach has begun with pzazz: two of the dozen times England have chased 277 or more to win a Test have come in his opening duo.
"Was Like William Wallace": England Star Hails Coach Brendon McCullum's Inspirational Team Talk During Trent Bridge Test
England pulled off one of the most memorable wins in Test cricket when they beat New Zealand by five wickets in the second Test at Trent Bridge to take a decisive 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Remarkably, the hosts chased down a challenging total of 299 on the final day to win in Nottingham after dismissing the visitors for 284 in their second innings. It was a sign of the positive attitude and aggressive intent that the English team has decided to adopt under under the new regime of Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum. England Test wicketkeeper has now spoken about McCullum's 'Braveheart-style' team talk during during the tea break on the final day of the Trent Bridge Test.
Ben Foakes: Brendon McCullum's speech in Kiwi Test was like Braveheart
Ben Foakes has compared Brendon McCullum's stirring speech at tea on the last day of England's record-breaking second Test victory over New Zealand to Braveheart.
England opener Alex Lees growing in stature ahead of Headingley homecoming
Alex Lees, England’s improving opener, will be going home for the third Test against New Zealand. Headingley is where he grew up, and rapidly, being mature beyond his years.