Following On - Is The New Zealand Series Must Win For England Head Coach Brendon McCullum & Can He Repair His Relationship With The Public?
From Following On: talkSPORT's cricket show by talkSPORT
May 21, 2026 · 45 min
About this episode
The episode discusses the pressure on England Head Coach Brendon McCullum ahead of the New Zealand series and his relationship with the media.
Jon Norman is joined by Cricket Broadcaster and Analyst Jarrod Kimber and the Wisden Almanack Editor Lawrence Booth to look ahead to the start of the Test summer. How much pressure is England Head Coach Brendon McCullum under ahead of the series? Is the series must-win for the management group? How does Brendon McCullum go about repairing his relationship with the media? Does he need to start doing interviews after they've won as well? Is Ben Stokes' form a concern ahead of the Test summer? What's going on in Australia amid discussion about private investment in the Big Bash? Instagram: @talkSPORT_Cricket YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9vsecLHNgTj-yoNumw63lQ X: @Cricket_TS @FulhamJon @AJarrodKimber @BoothCricket Hosts: Jon Norman, Jarrod Kimber and Lawrence Booth Producer: Scott Taylor Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Jon Norman
Guests: Jarrod Kimber, Lawrence Booth
Topics covered
- England cricket
- Brendon McCullum
- Test series
- Ben Stokes
- media relations
- Big Bash
- cricket analysis
Keywords
- Brendon McCullum
- England cricket
- New Zealand series
- Ben Stokes
- media relations
- cricket analysis
- Big Bash
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: talkSPORT, Wisden Almanack, Acast
Places: New Zealand, Australia
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