Ollie Pope believes that Brendon McCullum has made 'brutal decisions' to move the Test side forward, most recently James Anderson's retirement.
Ollie Pope believes that England red ball head coach Brendon McCullum has made 'brutal decisions' to move the Test side forward, most recently James Anderson's retirement. McCullum made a visit from New Zealand in May to discuss Anderson's England future and following the talks, the Lancashire legend retired at Lord's against the West Indies in July as England's highest Test wicket-taker of all time, having taken 700 in 187 games.
' Pope: Being captain is like a second debutIn England's five-wicket victory in the first Test against Sri Lanka, Pope had the added element of being stand-in captain for the injured Stokes. Pope has been vice-captain of the side for a while now but admitted that the occasion at Old Trafford had a 'debut feeling' to it. 'It is obviously different captaining for the first time.
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