England fires cricket test coach Brendon McCullum while India’s Gambhir also on shaky ground

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Source The game in England is in turmoil. Two weeks ago, skipper Ben Stokes — one of the country’s greatest all-rounders — threw in the towel and, on the weekend, the country’s cricket board tied the can to Test coach Brendon McCullum. It was a long time coming, but the board finally took the leap and handed him the pink slip. Some may view this as a surprise as it recently added the T20 and ODI squads to his portfolio. A surprise? Hardly. When he was signed in 2022, England fans were expecting him to turn the squad into a winner. In fact, McCullum started off in a blaze of glory as his squad pulled off a remarkable 3-0 sweep away in Pakistan and, a year later, came inches away from upsetting the Australians in the 2023 Ashes. The Kiwi could do no wrong and he was revered in England for spicing up the Test scene with a blistering style that bears his name — Baz. With Stokes embracing...