Veteran England pacer Stuart Broad has revealed that head coach Brendon McCullum inspired the team’s sensational victory in the second Test against New Zealand at Trent Bridge, urging them to “attack and run towards danger”.
With a new captain in the form of Ben Stokes, McCullum has been receiving rave reviews for England, looking much more optimistic in his attitude and performance, going 2-0 unbeaten in the three-match home series against New Zealand. can be seen from the edge. Which England sealed with five wickets chasing 299 runs in exactly 50 overs on the final day of the Trent Bridge Test.
“There is no doubt that Baaz (McCullum) has already made an impact. It looks really fresh and exciting in the changing room. Very positive language. This is very forward thinking, how to move this game forward. It’s no dig, but over tea, when we were four down in a little balance with the game, I’ve definitely been in the changing room in the past where shop hours would close,” Broad was quoted as saying by Sky Sports. was told from.
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“The Baz’s team talk was pretty much ‘let’s attack danger; let’s run to danger’ so every part of your mind is about going for this win. It’s really about ‘let’s go for one if we lose one. There was never a case of ‘we can shut shop.’ It was always ‘we were going to win’ and if it doesn’t work out, don’t worry about it,” said Broad, who took 546 wickets in 154 Tests Huh.
Broad revealed that he is impressed by McCullum’s ability to simplify the game and draw attention to the little things that go on in the match. “I don’t think he has spoken particularly deeply, his whole mantra is about enjoyment and fun. The energy is: How good is Test cricket? How good is this ground? What can we get from today? “
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“He looks like a guy who has a cricketing mind that is working all the time, thinking how can we change the game. It’s not just praising hundreds, it’s the little things, the bits of fielding and the pace of the game. He will look into it.”
Broad, 35, praised batsman Jonny Bairstow for his 77-ball century in the Trent Bridge Test and shared a match-changing 179-run stand with Stokes. “I didn’t expect to see what I saw from Johnny. It’s the most humiliating time I’ve seen from a partnership in Test cricket. It was just exhilarating, amazing. It’s amazing… Only a handful of players in the world do that.” Can. Johnny is obviously in that group.”
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