{"id":234493,"date":"2022-09-13T02:58:40","date_gmt":"2022-09-13T02:58:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2022\/09\/13\/brendon-mccullum-surprised-by-talent-in-england-team-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2022-09-13T02:58:40","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T02:58:40","slug":"brendon-mccullum-surprised-by-talent-in-england-team-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2022\/09\/13\/brendon-mccullum-surprised-by-talent-in-england-team-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Brendon McCullum surprised by talent in England team | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/brendon-mccullum\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"within_article-topic_link|topic_brendon-mccullum\" frmappuse=\"1\">Brendon McCullum<\/a> said he was surprised by the level of talent in the <!-- -->England Test team<!-- --> when he took over as head coach and that he felt &#8220;privileged&#8221; to be in the position. <br \/>Since McCullum took over following the exit of <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/chris-silverwood\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"within_article-topic_link|topic_chris-silverwood\" frmappuse=\"1\">Chris Silverwood<\/a>, <!-- -->England<!-- --> have won six out of their seven Tests this summer &#8212; including a 3-0 series win over New Zealand. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I thought English cricket had a lot of talent but it&#8217;s got a lot more than I thought,&#8221; McCullum told the BBC after England defeated South Africa by nine wickets on Monday to secure a 2-1 series win. <br \/>&#8220;I knew these guys were good but they are a lot better than I thought. <br \/>&#8220;It is a very privileged position to be in to go and help these guys perform. 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