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McCullum, Stokes may go unpunished despite Ashes humiliation in Australia: Report

December 22, 2025

Trending:US-Venezuela tensionsIndia U-19 vs Pak U-19Epstein filesBangladesh unrestUkraine peace planMrs Deshpande review2025: The Year in ReviewMcCullum, Stokes may go unpunished despite Ashes humiliation in Australia: ReportFirstCricket Staff • December 22, 2025, 13:34:50 ISTWhatsapp Facebook TwitterBrendon McCullum and Ben Stokes have admitted to failing in the ongoing Ashes Test series vs Australia, but the England Cricket Board may not take any immediate action against them. AdvertisementSubscribe Join Us+ Follow us On GoogleChoose Firstpost on GoogleBrendon McCullum and Ben Stokes may not be made to pay any immediate price for losing Ashes 2025. Image: ReutersEngland coach Brendon McCullum, the biggest proponent of the aggressive Bazball playing style, and captain Ben Stokes may still survive in their posts after a humiliating 3-0 defeat in the ongoing Ashes 2025 Test series against Australia. England hyped the Ashes like anything, with their former players even stating that the India tour earlier this year was like preparation for the trip Down Under. But the reality struck soon as they lost the Ashes in just 11 days, with two matches still to go.

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Defeats in the first three matches at Perth, Brisbane and Adelaide have left McCullum and Stokes with no place to hide.
It forced coach McCullum to finally admit that the team suffered due to a lack of red-ball practice games. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS ADMcCullum, Stokes could survive Ashes humiliationEngland had opted for a white-ball tour of New Zealand and one intra-squad match to prepare for the Ashes.“I’m sure there will be plenty of questions asked and rightfully so,” said McCullum after defeat to Australia in the third Test.
“We haven’t got everything right and I haven’t got everything right as a coach either.
Ultimately [as head coach] you are responsible for how you get your side ready and prepare them.
I had conviction in our methods, not just leading into the first Test but also in between Tests. More from First Cricket T20 World Cup 2026 Full Squads: All the squads announced so far Jemimah Rodrigues’ unbeaten 69 powers India to dominant win over Sri Lanka in 1st Women’s T20I“I look back now and think: ‘Did we need more leading into the first and did we need less leading into the second?’ We lost 3-0 so you would probably say there was room for change there.

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McCullum, Stokes may go unpunished despite Ashes humiliation in Australia: Report

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