July 23, 2026
England lose 20 of their 49 Tests, including seven of their last nine, with McCullum at the helm
He helps transform England's red-ball fortunes with a swashbuckling brand of play that was quickly nicknamed "Bazball"
Archer last played Test cricket against Australia in Adelaide in December
The "incompetent" Key and McCullum "sabotaged" England’s Ashes campaign, he says
Ben Stokes will remain as Test captain with Harry Brook his vice-captain, the board says
Brook has been in the eye of a storm since news emerged of his altercation with a nightclub bouncer in New Zealand late last year
He backs McCullum despite concluding the Ashes series with a 4-1 defeat to Australia
The New Zealander has come in for criticism during the series with England's 82-run defeat in the third Test at Adelaide
