"We're not the finished article, but we've definitely improved as a cricket team. Three previous England teams have lost Ashes series 5-0 in Australia. England could drop batter Ollie Pope for the fourth Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, where a crowd touching 100,000 is expected. Then, in the run-up to the third Test in Adelaide, Stokes admitted to having "raw" conversations with the England players about his message. When McCullum was asked if the players still have faith in his method, he replied: "I hope so.

Source: BBC December 22, 2025 15:34 UTC