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McCullum tells fans to keep the faith after first Test loss
Western Mail
|November 24, 2025
HEAD coach Brendon McCullum has urged England fans to "keep the faith" despite their Ashes heartbreak in Perth - and plans to do exactly that with struggling opener Zak Crawley.
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The tourists are picking up the pieces after an eight-wicket thrashing in the first Test, the first two-day finish to an Ashes clash since 1921.
Supporters at home, and those who made the trip Down Under in their thousands, have witnessed a major stumble at the first hurdle but McCullum is eager for them not to abandon hope.
"We are bitterly disappointed for us, but also for all the fans who have turned up here to support us so well," he said.
This story is from the November 24, 2025 edition of Western Mail.
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