England appoints Brendon McCullum’s replacement as Test coach days after Ben Stokes retires from international cricket, multiple outlets report. The move is described as the end of the team’s “Bazball” approach, associated with McCullum’s tenure in Test cricket. Reports say McCullum’s departure follows internal review and broader planning around England’s post-Ashes direction, even though earlier assessments in the year had backed both McCullum and ECB managing director Rob Key.
While McCullum is removed from the Test coaching role, some reporting adds he remains in a white-ball capacity. According to these accounts, he continues as England’s white-ball coach, after leading the T20 team to the top of the world rankings following a 4-0 series win over India.
Several outlets frame the decision as a rapid change in leadership so soon after Stokes’ retirement, though details of any immediate successor are not consistent across reports. Overall, the coverage agrees that England is ending McCullum’s Test coaching role and that this is closely linked in timing to Stokes’ exit.
