Delhi: England head coach Brendon McCullum has revealed how he reacted to the news of captain Ben Stokes breaking the curfew. He told that at first he did not believe this at all, then he got very angry, but in the end he started worrying about the well-being and future of his captain.
Stokes and Gus Atkinson broke the rule
In fact, after winning the Lord’s Test against New Zealand, Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson did not even care about the curfew set by the team to celebrate and got involved in a nightclub brawl with Saracens rugby player Totoa Auwa. After the matter came to light, both the players were dropped from the second test of the series and the board is also investigating the matter.
After this controversy, such reports are coming out that perhaps Ben Stokes will leave the captaincy before any major action is taken by the ECB. There is also speculation that maybe Stokes will say goodbye to international cricket. However, amid this investigation, Stokes has joined his Durham team for the county season.
McCullum wants to support Stokes in difficult times
On Monday, English team coach McCullum spoke on this topic. He said,
Will the captaincy be taken away from Ben Stokes?
During this conversation, when McCullum was asked whether Stokes would be removed from the captaincy, he refused to give any comment on this. McCullum said that this is the time to talk about these things, whatever has to happen will happen. Our biggest concern at this time is that Ben remains completely fine. We want to stand with them in this difficult time.
Root got captaincy
Joe Root has been made the captain for the second test. England has also announced its playing-11 for New Zealand, in which 4 changes have been seen. Joffra Archer has returned to the team. Jordan Cox and Sonny Baker have got a chance to debut. At the same time, Matt Fisher has also entered the team.
England’s playing-11 for the second test against New Zealand:
Ben Duckett, Emilio Gay, Jacob Bethel, Joe Root (c), Harry Brook, Jordan Cox, Jamie Smith, Jofra Archer, Sunny Baker, Matt Fisher, Josh Tongue.
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