Since Stokes took over the reins in the longer format, Pope was promoted to bat at number 3 and retained the wicketkeeping gloves over a fit Ben Foakes for the series against Pakistan, which England is currently leading 2-0 with one more Test to go. Under the Stokes-McCullum leadership this year, Pope has scored 643 runs in nine Tests across 18 innings at an average of 40.18. This also includes two centuries and four fifties, with the best score of 145.
During his playing days for the Kiwis from 2002 till 2016, he established himself as one of the greatest players from his country, achieving some memorable records that stand till this day
Following an innings-and-85-run triumph at Emirates Old Trafford, captain Ben Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum have decided to keep faith with their 14-man group.
'Bazball', a term coined for exhilarating style of Test cricket played by England under their new head coach Brendon McCullum has captured the imagination of English fans during this summer.
The term 'Bazball' has been echoing in the cricket world for the past few weeks thanks to the attacking style England have adopted under McCullum's charge.
If you are someone who has been following international cricket lately, you surely must have come across the term, ‘Bazball’. So, what is this? How did it start? Former New Zealand captain and England’s new red ball coach Brendon McCullum is the originator of the word ‘Bazball.’ While playing this style of cricket, the player […]
London [UK], May 29 (ANI): England's newly-appointed Test head coach Brendon McCullum has hinted at a possible return of wicketkeeper-batter Jos Buttler to the English Test side.
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