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Matthew Cooper

Brendon McCullum claims he does "bugger all" as England coach after Stuart Broad praise

Brendon McCullum Stuart Broad England Ben Stokes

England Test coach Brendon McCullum has made a stunning impact since his appointment back in May.

Alongside captain Ben Stokes, McCullum has transformed an England side that had won just one of their last 17 Tests into one which has now won nine of their last ten. The fear of failure has been removed and England are playing a new positive and aggressive brand of cricket that has been dubbed 'Bazball' after McCullum's nickname.

However, McCullum credits Stokes as the mastermind behind England's newfound success, joking he has "a really easy job" with the all-rounder at the helm. "I don't do bugger all, to be honest," McCullum told Sky Sports.

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