England lost another Ashes series to Australia earlier this month, following which skipper Ben Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum faced massive criticism. Notably, England have failed to beat India and Australia ever since McCullum took over coaching duties in 2022. Coaches may not understand or feel the player, and I think Ravi Shastri knows how to beat Australia.'' And it may just refresh the English domestic programme and also refresh the way England thinks about Test cricket and selection,'' he added. On Saturday, England defeated Australia by 4 wickets in the last Session of Day 2 of the Melbourne Test.

Source: dna December 27, 2025 11:54 UTC