{"id":137942,"date":"2025-09-15T02:25:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T02:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/137942\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T02:25:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T02:25:07","slug":"ashes-2025-26-england-head-coach-brendon-mccullum-says-captain-ben-stokes-progressing-well-ahead-of-australia-series-sky-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/137942\/","title":{"rendered":"Ashes 2025\/26: England head coach Brendon McCullum says captain Ben Stokes progressing well ahead of Australia series &#8211; Sky Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a 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href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMiaEFVX3lxTE1XODFEaW9zLV9vemZ1dlo3VVBYcTJCaExpWnQ1ZzB1MDVmdmJVT1VvMF9xYnRNWVM0NXV2cVNxYU1FT2dvTjBfaEpQSTBsbnVDclZTc1h2Y0l5SW9JdjBRWERHazYtcEI1?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Ashes: Brendon McCullum says England selection meeting will be &#8216;short&#8217;<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;BBC<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMirgFBVV95cUxOaGVRQjJsQ0VRMWZQblVvbDVIbFNjOVpiRnVKWDAxYXljRjFPLXM1dzFna2NuTlpQQmpGYVJRUi1fWTVhaUEyQ1Jzd2hpaTZ1bWVzYzQzSlNWZzdza1ctTGlnV3dzZlJoT0RZU3NEUEQ2cW1hSXg2V19HcmpVSXA4NzR1N3V2eFZuRjRQd3p5eG00OExkRVgwbXlyQk1fbldqZUhTVVdXbjV3TFhURlE?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Brendon McCullum mulls appointing Harry Brook as England vice-captain for Ashes<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;The Guardian<a 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