Brendon McCullum has admitted England got their preparation wrong after going 3–0 down to Australia in just 11 days’ cricket. ‘Ultimately, you are responsible for how you get your side ready and how you prepare them,’ said McCullum. ‘We had conviction in our methods in terms of preparation, not just leading into the first Test but also in between Tests. I look back now and think, did we need more leading into the first and did we need less leading into the second? With the bat we haven’t scored enough runs, we haven’t quite found the tempo we need to operate at.

Source: Daily Mail December 21, 2025 09:32 UTC