England no longer dictate to counties, they just ignore them and back their own judgment
Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes follow their instincts and pick players on potential rather than performances in the championship
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Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes follow their instincts and pick players on potential rather than performances in the championship
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Seamer has been given numerous chances by Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum but has failed to make most of them on the field
Matthew Mott, however, insists England can bounce back from their Twenty20 World Cup disappointment by being ‘bigger, badder and better’
Another essentially disappointing campaign raises questions over the captaincy and emphasises the time is ripe for a changing of the guard
It was tough on Afghanistan, who were exhausted by the tense wins over Australia and Bangladesh