BRENDON MCCULLUM left his role as England’s Test head coach today but will remain in charge of the white-ball set-up.McCullum has paid the price for a poor run of red-ball form with a 4-1 defeat in last winter’s Ashes followed by a 2-1 home loss to New Zealand last month, which occurred amid the backdrop of another off-the-field incident under the watch of the Kiwi coach.Ben Stokes announced his international retirement midway through defeat at Trent Bridge and that will prove the final Test of McCullum’s England red-ball tenure.

BRENDON MCCULLUM left his role as England’s Test head coach today but will remain in charge of the white-ball set-up.

McCullum has paid the price for a poor run of red-ball form with a 4-1 defeat in last winter’s Ashes followed by a 2-1 home loss to New Zealand last month, which occurred amid the backdrop of another off-the-field incident under the watch of the Kiwi coach.

Ben Stokes announced his international retirement midway through defeat at Trent Bridge and that will prove the final Test of McCullum’s England red-ball tenure.

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