{"id":192927,"date":"2026-07-12T18:08:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T23:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=192927"},"modified":"2026-07-12T18:08:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T23:38:02","slug":"brendon-mccullum-resigns-as-england-coach-when-is-englands-next-test-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=192927","title":{"rendered":"Brendon McCullum resigns as England coach \u2014 When is England\u2019s next Test match?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71214108\">England announced on Sunday that Brendon McCullum has stepped down as the coach of its red-ball team following a string of poor results.<\/p>\n<p>McCullum will remain in charge of England\u2019s white-ball teams.<\/p>\n<p>His resignation comes immediately after a 1-2 home defeat to New Zealand, marked by the retirement of captain Ben Stokes midway through the third Test. England also suffered a 1-4 hammering in the Ashes away in Australia at the turn of the year.<\/p>\n<p>England will now be searching for a new captain and coach before its next Test assignment. It next plays red-ball cricket in August, when it will take on Pakistan in a three-match home series.<\/p>\n<p>It will subsequently embark on a three-match tour of South Africa in December.<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Jul 12, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/when-is-englands-next-test-match-brendon-mcullum-resigns-as-test-coach-schedule-latest-news\/article71214108.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>England announced on Sunday that Brendon McCullum has stepped down as the coach of its red-ball team following a string of poor results. McCullum will remain in charge of England\u2019s white-ball teams. His resignation comes immediately after a 1-2 home defeat to New Zealand, marked by the retirement of captain Ben Stokes midway through the &#8230; <a title=\"Brendon McCullum resigns as England coach \u2014 When is England\u2019s next Test match?\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=192927\" aria-label=\"Read more about Brendon McCullum resigns as England coach \u2014 When is England\u2019s next Test match?\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":192928,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-192927","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1783899482_2026-07-07T163629Z_1653900704_UP1EM771A4RKX_RTRMADP_3_CRICKET-T20-ENG-IND.JPG","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":192931,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=192931","url_meta":{"origin":192927,"position":0},"title":"Brendon McCullum steps down as England Test coach","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"July 12, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Brendon McCullum has stepped down as the England men\u2019s team Test coach. \u201cI\u2019ve absolutely loved coaching the Test side and I\u2019m incredibly proud of what we\u2019ve achieved together. 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