Brendon McCullum has said that the “tremendous confidence-booster” of seeing their methods pay off against Australia’s World Test Championship-winners can power England to greater success – including in the next Ashes series in 30 months’ time.
The England coach has been a Kiwi interloper experiencing cricket’s oldest international rivalry for the first time, and clearly enjoying every moment. “I’ve looked from afar at this series and to now be a part of it and witness how special it is is something quite incredible,” he said.
But England’s experience in recent away Ashes series has been less than incredible: in four of their last five trips they have not won a single game, and their 3-1 win in 2010-11 was the only occasion since 1986 when they have won more than once. But McCullum is optimistic that this side can improve on those performances.
“It’s obviously a…