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Brendon McCullum refuses to abandon Bazball blueprint despite Ashes setback: ‘Not rigid but I’ve conviction'

January 8, 2026

"It is not about ripping up our script completely. From when we took over to where we are now, we are a better cricket team. I take offence to [any suggestion I don't want to evolve].

England's head coach Brendon McCullum has been under the scanner after the Ashes debacle

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I am not against evolution, I welcome it.
I am not rigid in my beliefs but I have conviction in my methods.
That doesn't mean you are blind to progress but to throw everything out that has worked in pursuit of something completely unknown doesn't make any sense," Brendon McCullum told Sky Sports after England's 4-1 Ashes defeat.

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Brendon McCullum refuses to abandon Bazball blueprint despite Ashes setback: ‘Not rigid but I’ve conviction'

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Brendon McCullum refuses to abandon Bazball blueprint despite Ashes setback: ‘Not rigid but I’ve conviction'

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