England coach Brendon McCullum has admitted the clash between a team security guard and a Channel 7 cameraman at Brisbane Airport “wasn’t ideal”.

England head coach Brendon McCullum speaks to TMS ahead of the third Ashes Test. England head coach Brendon McCullum speaks to Stephan Shemilt ahead of a must-win third Ashes Test at Adelaide Oval.

Former England captains Michael Atherton and Nasser Hussain discuss the latest talking points around Englands troubled start to the Ashes in the Sky Sports Cricket podcast; Crucial third Test starts in Adelaide at 11.

The England head coach said his comments following the Brisbane Test were intended to shield the dressing room

England coach Brendon McCullum has defended his team's preparation heading into the third Test in Adelaide after the players took a break as Jhye Richardson has impressed in Aussie camp. The English side arrived in Adelaide from Queensland on the weekend having taken time off after going down in the day-night Test at the Gabba.

England is turning on itself, with coach Brendon McCullum and his former charge Stuart Broad engaging in a loaded television exchange after the tourists went 2-0 down in the Ashes.

Brendon McCullum had felt England were overprepared going into the second Ashes Test match which the visitors lost by eight wickets at the Gabba. He now explained why he said so.

When Brendon McCullum became England Test head coach in 2022, he set a precedent of only talking to the media after a loss. The glory belongs to the players. The failures for those, like him and captain Ben Stokes, grizzled enough to wear them, seasoned enough to shake them off.