The Bazball guru will take charge of England in all formats until 2027 after being talked into an expanded role by Rob Key
Perhaps motivated by loyalty to Matthew Mott, who was still in the job at that point, McCullum chose not to even dignify the question with an answer.
Mike Hussey, the Australian who was part of the backroom team for England’s 2022 T20 World Cup win Down Under, and Sri Lankan great Kumar Sangakkara were other names that kept coming up behind the scenes. After the Ashes finished in July 2023, he had eight of the next 11 months off, with a five-match series in India at the start of this year the only assignment before the Test summer began in July.Little wonder nobody, not even England’s director of cricket, Rob Key, considered the Kiwi a serious contender for the white-ball role.
He may be 33 and currently injured, this time with a hamstring tear, but it is understood Stokes is in no mood to give up playing white-ball cricket for his country. Don’t rule him out of playing in February’s Champions Trophy in Pakistan.
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