Cricket fans have been instructed to “buckle up and get ready for the ride” after the appointment of Brendon McCullum as the new coach of England’s men’s Test team was confirmed on Thursday.
The 40-year-old had gone into the recruitment process as an outside bet for the white-ball role but emerged from it as the unanimous choice of the England & Wales Cricket Board’s four-man panel to lead the red-ball team on a path towards what they hope will be greater achievement and excitement.
