I criticised Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum’s roles in dismal Ashes defeat in the new Wisden – only for England to rush out a flimsy defence. It does not bode well for the summer ahead, writes Wisden Editor LAWRENCE BOOTH
It was obvious to anyone who reported on that trip that English cricket’s two central figures had begun to diverge for the first time since they joined forces to such remarkable effect in the early summer of 2022.