"Brendon McCullum's shades-on, feet-up, perpetually chilled persona as England coach, which has led to him being criticised for creating an unhealthily relaxed team culture, is carefully cultivated but entirely false, according to the former white-ball captain Jos Buttler. Buttler said that McCullum is actually as sharp a coach as I've ever worked with, and that everyone in the dressing-room knows the truth."
"So that image is important to him. But don't mistake that for someone whose mind is relaxed and who's not got his finger on the pulse. There is stuff that goes on behind closed doors that you guys aren't party to. You have to make a judgment from what you see. Everyone in the dressing room knows the truth. Baz can sit with his feet up and sunglasses on and look very relaxed, but he's as sharp a coach as I've ever worked with."
Brendon McCullum projects a relaxed, sunglasses-on persona while actually running a highly involved and sharp coaching operation. The dressing room recognizes that the calm exterior is deliberately curated to reduce player pressure, while substantial strategic work occurs behind closed doors. McCullum has been sceptical about data overuse but adopted walkie-talkies to relay analysts' information to support staff and the pitch during matches. England named a side for the second T20 World Cup game in Mumbai against West Indies. Adil Rashid and Jofra Archer were retained after poor opener displays; Luke Wood was dropped for Jamie Overton. Rashid conceded 19 runs in the 14th over, a career joint 10th most expensive T20 over, while Archer's final over conceded 22 runs including wides and three sixes.
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