After agreeing to take charge of the white-ball sides, coach Brendon McCullum says Test captain Ben Stokes is 'determined to drive this team forward'.
Brendon McCullum expects Ben Stokes to be "all in" after the New Zealander extended his England contract by two years to take control of both the Test and white-ball teams.
Now McCullum will be in charge until the following home Ashes in the summer of 2027 and the 50-over World Cup in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia that autumn.In an interview with the Telegraph on Wednesday, Stokes said "in an ideal world" he would still be Test captain in 2027 and it was "hard to turn down" playing in global tournaments.
"If he was to retire today, he'd go down as probably the greatest white-ball player England's ever produced. England have won all five Tests they have played this summer and will aim for a six-match clean sweep this week.England will give a debut to Leicestershire left-arm pace bowler Josh Hull, despite the 20-year-old averaging almost 63 in his 10 first-class matches.
"We look at these guys and say 'we think they will be good'. It might take time but we think they are worth investing in.
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