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FOUND: Crik mccullum wants refined bazball against nz compatriots | Mind Blowing Facts

Having survived the Ashes debacle when Bazball hit the buffers England coach Brendon McCullum wants to see a "refined" version of the attack-orientated philosophy in the forthcoming series against his New Zealand countrymen.

McCullum and captain Ben Stokes stayed in their roles after the Ashes despite calls for change because of problems on and off the field.

The first of three Tests starts at Lord's on Thursday and McCullum said: "We still want to be recognisable from the past, but we just want to be a cricket team which has evolved in some of the key areas where we've identified that we've fallen short previously.

"We want to be a team which is better under pressure, a team which can navigate tactically, that can understand where you sit in the game and what's required.

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