Since taking over the white-ball teams at the start of last month, he has lost nine of his 10 matches in charge. Of those, there have been five successive one-day international defeats – three in India and the two games so far in this Champions Trophy against Australia and Afghanistan here in Lahore.
McCullum worked wonders with England’s Test team when he took over in the summer of 2022. His positive mindset, aggressive approach and no-fear attitude having the desired effect to lift a side who had won one match in 17 off the canvas.
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Read MoreConfidence is something everyone assumed the effervescent McCullum would bring to this group of players who have struggled badly since the start of the 2023 World Cup in India.
His first mistake was backing Buttler as captain. Loyalty to a close friend is admirable. But it’s obvious now that England’s white-ball set-up needed a clean break once the decision was made to sack former coach Matthew Mott last summer.
It would have given McCullum a clean slate to start with rather than a hangover from a failed regime.
Brendon McCullum’s first mistake was backing Jos Buttler as captain (Photo: Getty)It’s worth noting that before this job it had been three years since he last coached in white-ball cricket. Has he fallen behind the times? It certainly looks that way.
Reece Topley, a left-arm seamer who was England’s best bowler at the 2023 World Cup before injury struck, should have been in this squad.
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Most worryingly though is McCullum’s failure to get even one ounce of improvement out of this white-ball group.
The perception now is that actually, this group, with McCullum leading it, are not relaxed or playing with freedom but just undisciplined and a little loose. The obsession with golf, the optional training and talk of results not being important does not scan well when results are so terrible. This may be unfair but public perception is everything when a team are under pressure. Show the fans you care.
McCullum must be given time. No question. And some of this criticism may be unfair. But he needs to learn from this tough start. His reputation depends on it.
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