England coach slams unfair criticism of 'Bazball'

BRENDON McCullum admitted his frustration with the “disrespectful” way his style of coaching the England team has been characterised.

- By DAVID CHARLESWORTH

England have won 25 of their 41 Tests under McCullum, having been victorious in one of 17 before then, although they have not beaten India or Australia in a series in the New Zealander's three-year tenure.

An attack-minded approach, especially with the bat, has been dubbed 'Bazball' and has polarised opinion.

But McCullum feels their strategy has been unfairly misconstrued and simplified.

Speaking to Stuart Broad and Jos Buttler on the pair’s ‘For the Love of Cricket’ podcast, McCullum said: “We never have that kind of mindset - we're not rigid in how we go about things.