‘I put my hands up’ – McCullum admits Ashes mistakes

After their Adelaide series defeat, coach Brendon McCullum acknowledged that England may have mismanaged how they handled their Ashes preparation.

Australia won the urn as soon as possible on the fifth day of the third Test, overcoming some opposition from the tourists, by 82 runs.

England’s preparation, which included just one warm-up match against an England Lions development side before the series, was heavily questioned throughout.

According to McCullum, “It’s disappointing when you lose, and I’m sure there will be plenty of questions asked, and rightfully so,” in a BBC Test Match Special interview.

Following the defeat, McCullum, captain Ben Stokes, and managing director Rob Key’s futures will all be in doubt.

England rearranged their preparations for other tours under this regime, including those in India and Pakistan last year, by avoiding warm-up matches in the game against the Lions.

McCullum’s remarks altered the hierarchy’s mindset, which is typically reserved for backing one’s own decisions.

According to McCullum, “I have been very strong about the conviction we had and our preparation, and it was a matter of trying to replicate what we have done in series that have worked well for us away from home.”

“Maybe we didn’t do that right, and I’ll be honest about that.”

You are ultimately accountable for how you prepare your side and how you prepare them, he added.

You would probably assume there was room for change because we are 3-0 down.

You once more assert that you may not have got that right as a coach.

England also decided against sending its first XI players to Canberra for a pink-ball practice match before the day-night second Test, instead setting up extra sessions in the nets at the Gabba.

McCullum argued that reducing training would have been more advantageous.

He referred to the five intense training days leading up to Brisbane when we were certain it would be hot. a few things you recall from the past.

“Your job as a coach is to try to get performance on the field. Although I was certain that everything was correct, it was obviously wrong.

In addition, McCullum claimed that England’s bowlers had struggled to “accurate and precise” with the ball and that their batters had failed to “score the volume of runs” when evaluating the series. He also praised Australia for being “as precise as a team as I have seen in the last few years.”

He claimed that England’s “so determined” and “high expectations” for the series occasionally “almost constrained us.”

The McCullum-Stokes regime has fostered on a relaxed vibe, as has a hostile attitude with bat and ball.

He claimed that because we had just played, the last two days [at Adelaide] have been our best matches.

Your decision-making can sometimes get a little fuzzy and you’re not sure whether to stick or twist when you’re under a lot of pressure.

I did think we were rock solid in our belief of the style we would play when we were down here, knowing we would be challenged, which is probably the disappointing aspect.