McCullum insists England do not have a ‘glass jaw’ and can fight back in Ashes

Brendon McCullum (centre), with Ben Stokes (left) and Joe Root after second Test defeat. The head coach says: ‘You come with a glass jaw, you have no chance.’ Photograph: Dave Hunt/EPA

Brendon McCullum has insisted that England have the quality and ­character to fight their way back into the Ashes contest, and refused to accept the idea of players feeling sorry for them­selves after starting the series with two savage defeats.

“You come to this country and have a glass jaw, you have no chance,” the head coach said. “You have to be strong, tough, and you have to get on with it.”