England's new white-ball era under Brendon McCullum began on a bum note as India drew first blood in the five-match T20 series with a comprehensive seven-wicket victory in Kolkata. McCullum has urged England to be "really watchable" under his stewardship as all-format head coach but only Jos Buttler got the memo as his 68 off 44 balls was over half of England's subpar 132 all out.

England suffered a seven-wicket defeat in first of five T20Is in series vs India; tourists were bowled out for 132 with Jos Buttlers 68 the highest score; white-ball assignments for England include tour of India,

Brendon McCullum is set to begin his role as England's white-ball head coach in Kolkata on Wednesday. Meanwhile, he has vowed to carry the Test team's aggressive, entertaining approach into the series against India and beyond.

England’s new white-ball era under Brendon McCullum began on a bum note as India drew first blood in the five-match T20 series with a comprehensive seven-wicket victory in Kolkata.

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England head coach Gautam Gambhir has defended under-fire Gautam Gambhir ahead of the first T20I on2. The two teams will compete in five T20Is before the three-match ODI series starting February 6.

England head coach Brendon McCullum, who will kickstart his tenure as the team white-ball coach with the first T20I against India from Wednesday onwards, said

England captain Jos Buttler said Tuesday he wants to build an "alliance" with new white-ball coach Brendon McCullum, as they named their side for the first of five T20s in India.

Brendon McCullum's era as England's white-ball head coach gets underway in Kolkata on Wednesday, with a promise to carry over his Test team's focus on aggression and entertainment, both in their upcoming series against India and on into the Champions Trophy,

England begin their white-ball era under Brendon McCullum in a Twenty20 series against India beginning in Kolkata today with the coach promising the same attacking brand of

However, somewhere in between Morgan’s resignation midway through a series against the Netherlands in June 2022 and the end of England’s horrendous World Cup defence in India the following year, the magic was lost from the white-ball set-up. The rot was allowed to set in under Australian coach Matthew Mott.