England Ashes win in Australia would be defining moment, says McCullum
- 20-Nov-2025
Reclaiming the Ashes on Australian soil would be a defining moment for England, head coach Brendon McCullum said as they gear up for the first test against Australia starting on Friday in Perth.
Yashasvi Jaiswal breaks McCullum’s decade-old record
- 23-Nov-2024
PERTH: India’s opening batter, Yashasvi Jaiswal, broke the 10-year-old record of New Zealand’s Brendon McCullum for the most test sixes in a calendar year. Yashasvi Jaiswal achieved this record on the second day of the Perth Test against Australia at Optus Stadium. He scored his 34th six of the year in Test cricket, surpassing Brendon […]
Brendon McCullum incensed by Jonny Bairstow stumping
- 03-Jul-2023
Furious England coach Brendon McCullum has suggested his players might skip post-Ashes beers with the Australia team and questioned the visitors’ sportsmanship over the Jonny Bairstow stumping on the final day of the second test at Lord’s. With England on 193-5 and chasing a mammoth target of 371, Australia wicketkeeper Alex Carey underarmed the ball […]
England coach McCullum not a fan of term ‘Bazball’
- 09-Jul-2022
England coach Brendon McCullum said the term “Bazball”, used to describe the team’s new swashbuckling approach to test cricket since his appointment, is “silly,” adding that there is more to England’s style of play than all-out attack. England, who had been mired in a run of one win in 17 tests, brought in McCullum as […]
England turn to Kiwi legend Brendon McCullum
- 12-May-2022
Former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum was Thursday named as the new coach of England’s Test side in a bid to shake the team out of its deep malaise. McCullum will leave his job in charge of Indian Premier League franchise Kolkata Knight Riders to take over a red-ball side that has fallen to bottom […]
Umar Akmal should learn from Kamran, says McCullum
- 16-Mar-2018
SHARJAH: Lahore Qalandars’ captain Brendon McCullum on Friday said that he thinks Umar Akmal should learn from his elder brother Kamran if he wants to progress and achieve success in his faltering career. Umar was dropped from the Lahore side after scoring just 57 runs in the five games he played before he was sidelined […]
McCullum blasts bowlers after sixth consecutive defeat
- 08-Mar-2018
DUBAI: Lahore Qalandars’ captain Brendon McCullum blamed his bowlers for the sixth successive defeat in the Pakistan Super League third edition as his side was easily defeated by Islamabad United in Dubai on Thursday. Lahore rode on a brilliant 62 by opener Anton Devcich on PSL debut but still managed to score 163, losing their […]
Ricky Ponting names his All Time XI
- 24-Apr-2017
Former Australian skipper and probably the best cricket captain of recent times Ricky Ponting has named his All Time XI. “On top of the order I have Matthew Hyden and Justin Langer – the two guys I have really enjoyed batting behind,” he said placing the two fellow players on opening position. He chose […]
Brilliant McCullum sets T20 Blast record
- 04-Jul-2015
LONDON: New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum's explosive hitting saw him set a new record in the English T20 Blast competition on Friday with a blistering 158 not out off 64 balls for his county Warwickshire.
McCullum mauls Pakistan after Craig's best
- 28-Nov-2014
SHARJAH: Opener Brendon McCullum smashed the fastest century by a New Zealand batsman to give his team an upper hand in the third and final Test against Pakistan in Sharjah on Friday.