With England already 0-3 down in the Ashes series and having no way in reclaiming the urn, head coach Brendon McCullum said that he still wanted to continue at his job but admitted that it’s not really in his hands. England, who had come to the Ashes with much hype, saw their challenge fizzle out after just 3 matches with Australia retaining the urn with 2 matches remaining.
McCullum is contracted through to the end of the World Cup in 2027 so would get another opportunity to reclaim the Ashes in a home series that year if he stays in his post. “It’s a pretty good gig. It’s good fun. You travel the world with the lads and try to play some exciting cricket and try to achieve some things. You want to try to get the best out of people. I don’t do anything to protect the job. It’s a matter of trying to just get the very best out of the people,” McCullum was quoted as saying by the BBC.
“I don’t know. It’s not really up to me, is it?” McCullum said when asked if he thought he would still be in charge for the next Ashes series. “I’ll just keep trying to do the job, trying to learn the lessons I haven’t quite got right here and try to make some adjustments. Those questions are for someone else, not for me.”
England were thrashed by 8 wickets in just 2 days in the 1st Test at Perth before going down by 8 wickets once again in the pink ball Test at Brisbane. Their only chance to stay alive in the series was down to them winning or drawing the 3rd Test at Adelaide. They, however, lost by 82 runs and Australia retained the Ashes with 2 Tests at Melbourne and Sydney still in hand.
England are winless in 18 test matches in Australia and will be looking to avoid a 5-0 whitewash. The fourth test starts on December 26 in Melbourne.
