Lee backs current quartet as Australia’s ‘best ever’<\/a><\/p>\nBrett Lee ranks Australia’s bowling attack as better than the one he was part of, which featured the likes of Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne.<\/p>\n
McCullum believes the flatter Adelaide wicket could suit his side, while also hinting at rotating his bowling attack.<\/p>\n
This week looms as potentially era-defining for both McCullum and England, having spent three and a half years preparing for this Ashes tour.<\/p>\n
And while the fearless BazBall approach had success early in McCullum’s tenure, the tourists are yet to face 80 overs in an innings in the first two Tests.<\/p>\n
McCullum last year inked a new three-year deal to take him until the end of 2027, but the reality is his job could be under threat if England go 3-0 down this week.<\/p>\n
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The third Test could be era-defining for Brendon McCullum and his side. (Getty Images: Robbie Stephenson\/PA Images)<\/p>\n
“I don’t know [if it is], but it doesn’t really bother me to be honest,” McCullum said.<\/p>\n
“You have conviction in what you’re doing, and whatever happens, happens.<\/p>\n
“I certainly don’t coach to protect a job. I coach to get the best out of people, and that’s the same with the skipper.<\/p>\n
“We came here with high hopes and high expectations. We had a plan that we felt was going to be successful to give ourselves the best chance of being successful.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“We haven’t quite executed that so far and Australia receives those key moments and hence they sit 2-0 up. It doesn’t mean that we throw that plan out.<\/p>\n
“Now, if anything, we just need to chisel away at some of the things we haven’t got right and make sure that we still have that conviction in what we’re trying to achieve.”<\/p>\n
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