Pietersen has England players ‘buzzing’ but McCullum delivers Carse warning
Former England batter starts role with white-ball teams Fleming also ‘right person’ to take Test team forward Brendon McCullum has revealed that he was the driving force behind the recruitment of Kevin Pietersen as a specialist mentor to England’s white-ball teams and said the new arrival had specific orders to “look across the environment and challenge me”. Pietersen spent his first day in the role monitoring training at the Utilita Bowl after delivering an address that had the players “buzzing”, according to McCullum, England’s white-ball coach. Continue reading...
Former England batter starts role with white-ball teams
Fleming also ‘right person’ to take Test team forward
Brendon McCullum has revealed that he was the driving force behind the recruitment of Kevin Pietersen as a specialist mentor to England’s white-ball teams and said the new arrival had specific orders to “look across the environment and challenge me”.
Pietersen spent his first day in the role monitoring training at the Utilita Bowl after delivering an address that had the players “buzzing”, according to McCullum, England’s white-ball coach.
Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Sport. Read the original report: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/sep/14/kevin-pietersen-england-coach-appointment-brendon-mccullum-cricket
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