England head coach Brendon McCullum wore his candid self when he admitted that his team struggled to acclimatise to challenging overseas conditions and was a “very, very good” team when presented with flat batting wickets.

The Bazball philosophy at home over the last three years has hinged largely on this template to outscore visiting teams on flatter wickets, putting oppositions under pressure. However, England are yet to turn those positives into silverware and their cricket in the ODI format has suffered a staggering slump since the last World Cup. England failed to bat out 50 overs in any of the three ODIs recently in New Zealand, suffering a 0-3 clean-sweep. Since the 2023 World Cup, England have lost six of the seven series they have played, four coming away from home.

However, McC

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