England's bowlers have been given a licence to thrill by Brendon McCullum who has told them to ‘risk it for a wicket.’
The great Kiwi gambler has told the likes of Stuart Broad and James Anderson to get on a wicket hunt this week and leave their worries about conceding runs in the dressing room. McCullum is not interested in watching his bowlers send down maiden after maiden and building pressure hour after hour.
Instead there will be a push for wickets as quickly as possible, and if that means England will leak a few runs along the way, then so be it. “It’s the style of cricket they want us to play,” said the returning Broad. “And it's up to the players to deliver.