Brendon McCullum will have an instant impact on England Test unit: New Zealand coach Gary Stead
India Today
Brendon McCullum will have an immediate impact on England's Test team but fans may need to be patient for the results to come, New Zealand head coach Gary Stead said.
New Zealand head coach Gary Stead believes Brendon McCullum will have an immediate impact on England's Test team but fans may need to be patient for the results to come. McCullum has taken up the role of England's Test team coach for the three-Test series against New Zealand, which starts at Lord's on Thursday.
Stead said McCullum, along with former Black Caps head coach Mike Hesson, had been the catalyst for change in New Zealand cricket and would waste little time making his mark in his new role.
"I have no doubt, knowing Baz (McCullum), that he will have an instant impact," Stead told reporters.
"Brendon will bring that heart-on-the-sleeve type (of) play, I’m sure, into that England squad.
"He’ll be really clear about what he wants and how he wants them to play the game.
"(But) ... it’s still about the players playing the game. I’m sure he will have some impact, but whether that’s right now or in the future, who knows?"
New Zealand named a 15-man squad on Monday but injured batsman Henry Nicholls and pace spearhead Trent Boult, who played in the Indian Premier League final at the weekend, are unlikely to feature at Lord's.
