The Latest Breaking News from Brendon McCullum

Hothouse kid Jamie Smith starts as he goes on and changes Test in 20 minutes

England’s keeper came in on a hat-trick, hit his first ball for four and never stopped battering India’s bowlers

The Guardian - UK · Jul 4, 2025

Andrew Flintoff reveals stance on succeeding Brendon McCullum as England head coach

Flintoff is overseeing the fortunes of England Lions and has been tipped as a possible contender to take charge of the main side

The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2025

Jamie Smith says calculated way England beat India shows how far they have come

The way in which England overhauled 371 at Headingley to go 1-0 up in the five-Test series was dubbed by Michael Vaughan as “Bazball with brains”.

The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2025

James Anderson and Stuart Broad assess England seamers ahead of ‘era-defining’ India and Ashes Tests

After the retirements of their two highest Test wicket-takers, England head into 10 crucial matches against India and Australia with a new-look stock of pace bowlers

The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2025

We’ve ticked a few boxes – Brendon McCullum impressed by Harry Brook’s captaincy

The England head coach says Brook and Test skipper Ben Stokes are “two good leaders and two very different personalities”.

The Independent UK · Jun 11, 2025

England striving to bring ‘fun and energy’ for West Indies ODIs

Harry Brook, England’s ODI captain, said: ‘We want to put bowlers under pressure from their best balls,’ while West Indies are without two players still in the IPL

The Guardian - UK · May 28, 2025

Harry Brook and Brendon McCullum have full faith Jamie Smith can open in ODIs

Smith will open alongside Ben Duckett to start England’s three-match series against the West Indies

The Independent UK · May 28, 2025

James Anderson: ‘In my head, I was nowhere near retirement’

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Ten months after his international career was brought to an abrupt end, England’s leading Test wicket-taker opens up to Harry Latham-Coyle about his retirement, his enduring love of his craft and what the future may hold

The Independent UK · May 27, 2025

The new-ball burst that showed why England rate Sam Cook highly

Given the new ball on debut, the Essex seamer extracted Zimbabwe’s Ben Curran and beat the bat several more times on a placid pitch

The Independent UK · May 23, 2025

Bazball’s moment of truth arrives in year that will define era of McCullum and Stokes

One-off Zimbabwe Test at Trent Bridge the launchpad for a decisive summer for England and their abstemious captain

The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2025