Brendon McCullum sacked as England Test coach

Brendon McCullum, the former New Zealand captain, was sacked as England's Test coach. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) made the bombshell announcement on Sunday evening.ECB also confirmed that a process to recruit a new head coach for the England Men’s Test team will now begin. However, Baz will keep his post as the white-ball coach. The pressure was mounting on McCullum after the loss in the Ashes, and his position became all the more untenable after the series defeat against New Zealand.
Recently, Ben Stokes announced his retirement from international cricket, and following this call, the future of McCullum and the Director of Cricket, Robert Key, came under scrutiny. Stokes' decision to retire came a few days after the nightclub incident, for which the England captain was also left out of the squad for the second Test.Under McCullum and Stokes, England failed to win a single series against India and England. The ‘Bazball’ approach failed to deliver major results against two strong opponents, and on several occasions, the Three Lions' approach was questioned. Under McCullum, England got the results against teams like Pakistan and New Zealand but failed to beat the big Boys, India and Australia.
In an official statement, McCullum said that he absolutely loved his tenure as the England coach and is gutted not to be continuing in the role." It’s been a privilege and an honour, and I’m grateful. Grateful to the players, the staff and the fans who supported us on the journey," said McCullum.McCullum took over as the Test coach in 2022, and his appointment was met with immediate success as England defeated New Zealand 3-0 in the three-match Test series and India in the rescheduled fifth Test of the five-match series. However, one year into his tenure, things started to go south for England.