Brendon McCullum: ‘Top 7 will stay the same’
Test Match Special
BBC
4.4 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 14 December 2025
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
England head coach Brendon McCullum speaks to Stephan Shemilt ahead of a must-win third Ashes Test at Adelaide Oval.
Eleanor Oldroyd, Stephan Shemilt, and the Press Association’s cricket correspondent Rory Dollard discuss how England shape up after their break in Noosa, as well as what England’s squad could look like on Wednesday with McCullum all but confirming that the squad’s top seven will remain unchanged from the second Test defeat at the Gabba.
Plus, Australia allrounder Cameron Green has his say on how players deal with close encounters with the media.
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