Jacks having fun again as he bounces back from England axe

WILL Jacks is enjoying his cricket again and fully embracing the mantra of England head coach Brendon McCullum to have fun.

- By GEORGE SESSIONS

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 Brook) Brooky, they were working really well together in that series and we had a hell of a lot of fun.

“Obviously the performances went well and I think that is to do with how we were approaching the game off the field. Yeah, I'd love to spend more time around that environment and hopefully I can real soon.