Brendon McCullum conceded that England "clearly need to improve" in one-day cricket after they fell to a 3-0 clean sweep against New Zealand.

'Go harder' has been the mantra of this England team, with Harry Brook imploring his side to double down in their efforts with the bat after his side's first collapse in Mount Maunganui a week ago . Two matches and two further batting failures later, however, McCullum has reset the party line and called for England to adopt a more considered approach.

"Harry's said before that we need to put pressure back on the bowlers, and there are times when we do need to be a little braver and put some pressure on the bowlers," McCullum said following the defeat in Wellington. "And then there are other times where we've got to adjust to their lengths and

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