BRENDON McCULLUM turned New Zealand into Test match world-beaters by giving them a selfless purpose and total confidence in their abilities.
And now ECB managing director Rob Key is hopeful he will be able to do the same as coach of England as he did as captain of the Kiwis across three successful years.
He took over the captaincy in 2013 with the side eighth in the world and they immediately lost 2-0 to South Africa in his first series in charge.
But after making it clear to his players that he wanted to free them up to play without the fear of failure and would back them through thick and thin, they started to respond.
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