Ashes 2023: "If That Helps Us To Win Those Key Moments In The Next Test, Then I'm All For It" - Brendon McCullum On Jonny Bairstow's Dismissal

England head coach Brendon McCullum stated that the team would draw motivation from the controversial dismissal of Jonny Bairstow during the second Test at Lord’s. Brendon McCullum stated that the incident would serve as inspiration for the team in the remaining three Tests of the Ashes 2023 series.

England batter Jonny Bairstow was stumped by Australian wicketkeeper Alex Carey on the final day of the match. Bairstow left his crease after ducking a short delivery from Cameron Green. The Australians decided to appeal for a dismissal, and the third umpire ruled in their favor, declaring Bairstow out.

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You’ve Got To Reduce Emotion – Brendon McCullum

In an interview with BBC Cricket, Brendon McCullum stressed the importance of finding the right balance between controlled emotions and using them as a source of motivation.

“I don’t know if it’s anger but the unit is galvanised. There are times as a coach where you’ve got to reduce emotion because it’s going to bubble over and you can make poor decisions, but there’s times when you allow emotion to go because it’s going to galvanise the unit,” said McCullum.

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“That’s what I felt this emotion did for the side. I looked around the group and the guys were a little upset. If that helps us to win those key moments in the next Test, then I’m all for it,” he added.

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We Will Give Ourselves The Best Chance – Brendon McCullum

The former New Zealand skipper expressed confidence in the home team’s ability to make a comeback in the ongoing series, despite being 0-2 down.

“We’ve got to polish up a couple of the areas where the game has sat on a knife-edge and we haven’t been able to grab it.

We do talk a lot about being able to absorb pressure, identifying when the time is to put pressure back on, being courageous enough to do so. There’s times when you will get it wrong, you can’t play the perfect game,” he further stated.

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“All we will encourage guys to do is make the decisions that they feel are right at that point in time. I don’t think we are far away – the margins of the Test matches suggest that.

We have to make sure morale stays high, the unit is galvanised and we adapt to conditions we are presented with at Headingley as quickly as we can. If we do that, we will give ourselves the best chance,” he concluded.

The Ben Stokes-led England team is eager to make a comeback in the Ashes 2023 series when they face Australia in the third Test at Headingley in Leeds, starting on Thursday, July 6.

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