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Jacks: Enjoying my cricket has been key
Nottingham Post
|August 12, 2025
WILL Jacks is enjoying his cricket again and fully embracing the mantra of England head coach Brendon McCullum to have fun.
Jacks was dropped by England midway through last June's T20 World Cup and then left out of the squad for a disappointing Champions Trophy campaign at the start of 2025.
Since then England Test chief McCullum has been handed the white-ball reins and Jacks, who was instantly recalled for the West Indies series earlier in the summer, has taken on board his key message to firstly enjoy his cricket with runs on the international scene along with for Surrey and Oval Invincibles.
"He's a very good communicator and instils a lot of confidence in the team," Jacks said of McCullum. "Alongside (Harry) Brooky, they were working really well together in that series and we had a hell of a lot of fun.
This story is from the August 12, 2025 edition of Nottingham Post.
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