T he ongoing mega ICC cricket showdown Champions Trophy 2025 has seen some shocking performances by some top international teams. One of the teams who have completely underperform

It will all seem rather spurious now that McCullum has overseen nine defeats in England’s last ten white-ball games. Not that the bowling was the only problem in the Champions Trophy but it was rather a large one given they allowed Afghanistan to reach 325 for seven after reducing them to 37 for three in the ninth over.

Alastair Cook questioned England's relaxed approach under Brendon McCullum, linking it to their Champions Trophy failure. With Jos Buttler stepping down, England must rethink their training philosophy to compete at the highest level again.

England are in need of a white-ball rebuild after a shocker of a Champions Trophy; Brendon McCullum must find a new captain - or two - plus bolster spin department and add greater variety and balance to side;

Brendon McCullum is optimistic he will be able to unleash Jofra Archer on Test cricket this summer all while “understanding the risks involved” for England’s injury-plagued fast bowler. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

Brendon McCullum is open to splitting England’s white-ball captaincy and he also did not rule out offering the position to someone currently outside the set-up. Jos Buttler signed off from the role with a seven-wicket thrashing at the hands of South Africa in Karachi as England ended a miserable Champions Trophy campaign with a third defeat from three matches.

In an otherwise difficult Champions Trophy campaign for England, Brendon McCullum did point out the brilliant performance of fast bowler Jofra Archer. Although England didn't do well overall, Archer was the pick of the bowlers in the English lineup.

Brendon McCullum is increasingly confident that Jofra Archer will return to Test cricket this summer. Optimism has been hard to extract from England’s woeful Champions Trophy campaign ...

It has been a dreadful six weeks for Brendon McCullum. A 7-1 drubbing in India followed by a group exit in the Champions Trophy is a worrying start to an Ashes year.

It was a dismal end to Jos Buttler's ODI captaincy. Buttler had stepped down following England's loss to Afghanistan

The Old Trafford side are struggling but not quite to this extent. England coach Brendon McCullum and United counterpart Ruben Amorim have the same brief: turn a once great team back into that ...