Brendon McCullum can be a “massive asset” within the English dressing room and the coach’s aggressive mindset ought to match hand-in-glove with captain Ben Stokes, New Zealand batsman Henry Nicholls mentioned. Named England head coach final week, former New Zealand captain McCullum will plot the downfall of his outdated group within the three-test collection beginning at Lord’s on June 2.
England have gained solely one in every of their final 17 assessments, however Nicholls described McCullum as a person who might put the swagger again into English cricket. “It’s been well documented the impact he’s had on New Zealand cricket and the culture within the team, so he’s going to be a massive asset to England,” Nicholls advised reporters.
“He’s a vastly inspiring character and definitely a man who will lead from the entrance. “He gave everybody round him loads of confidence and made you are feeling such as you’re 10 foot tall at occasions and bullet-proof. “I do know loads of English guys have in all probability spent a little bit of time with him on the IPL (Indian Premier League) and completely different franchises all over the world, so I’m positive he will not be too overseas to them.
“It’s pretty exciting for us to be taking him on first up at Lord’s as well.” McCullum and New Zealand-born skipper Stokes have been tasked with pulling England out of their hunch, and the pair ought to have loads in frequent, urged Nicholls.
“Obviously with Ben taking over as well – we know the style of cricket that he plays,” mentioned Nicholls. “They’re fairly comparable characters, actually in the best way they play the sport when it comes to taking the aggressive choices and giving the blokes round them confidence.
“It’s certainly an exciting time for England cricket from a test point of view and it’s going to be a great challenge for us.” New Zealand begin a four-day tour match towards Sussex from Friday. Nursing a calf harm, Nicholls dominated himself out of the sport however hopes to be out there for the second tour match towards a counties consultant XI from May 26.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
