Brendon McCullum is blissful to observe Ben Stokes “write his own scripts” as England’s captain because the pair proceed to push the boundaries in Test cricket.
McCullum has been an enormous hit since taking up England’s red-ball aspect final summer time, overseeing 9 wins from 10 matches and ushering in a brand new period of fearless play.
As a proud Kiwi and a beloved former Black Caps captain this month’s tour of New Zealand locations him firmly within the highlight, however he’s more than pleased to nudge Stokes into centre stage.
“With the skipper in charge, I’m not sure what’s possible for this side because he’s a guy who writes his own scripts and achieves some pretty special things,” he stated.
“I know the plans he has for this team are quite lofty and he’ll try to do what he can to drag the boys along for the ride.
“It’s been begin. Results have been nice, but it surely’s not a lot about outcomes. I do know we get judged on them, however that is not likely my focus, and that goes for the skipper as nicely.
“This year has been quite amazing. We know there are some big challenges in front of us as well but whatever happens we’ve achieved some pretty cool stuff over the last little while and if we can take forward the lessons we have learned from the past 10 or 11 months it will give us an opportunity to do something pretty special in the next little while.”
McCullum has performed the position of tour information throughout the early days of the journey, laying on a group bonding camp at a few of his outdated stomping grounds to additional knit collectively a squad that more and more believes it could tackle the world.
The truth that he’s additionally plotting to defeat his compatriots isn’t misplaced on the 41-year-old, however he hopes the native followers will welcome the model of cricket he’s bringing to their shores – even whether it is from behind enemy strains.
“They are going to be entertained, regardless of whether New Zealand win or we win,” he promised.
“People are patriotic and want their own team to win, but this is one of the reasons we’re in the job we’re in – we want to make Test cricket entertaining and ensure that people walk away with a great experience from the game.
“Even in case your group would not win, you’ll be able to nonetheless stroll away considering you’ve got had a hell of a day trip. Hopefully that would be the case all through this collection.”
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
