Brendon McCullum’s job as England men’s head coach has come under scrutiny since the Ashes.
England headed Down Under with expectations of winning an away Ashes series for the first time in 15 years.
Australia had several issues with their starting eleven, suggesting they were the lesser team on paper.
Unfortunately, England were defeated 4-1 and received backlash for their disappointing performance.
Former fast bowler Steve Harmison has now called for McCullum to lose his job after making so many mistakes.
Steve Harmison thinks Brendon McCullum should lose England job
Harmison was “reluctant” to discuss McCullum’s potential firing when he has had a positive impact on English cricket overall.
However, he could not ignore McCullum’s leading role in England’s nightmare against Australia recently.
England’s Bazball approach came unstuck against a below-average Australian side, causing them to miss a golden opportunity to secure an away win.
Harmison blames McCullum more than any other individual, including managing director Rob Key.
“I would be making a decision on McCullum solely on this one Ashes series because, as a coach, you drive the message,” he said. “As a coach, you prepare the players. As a coach, you prepare the team.
“You make sure you’re leaving no stone unturned to make sure that everything that we potentially think is going to go right or wrong, you’re ready for it as a coach. And I think England got all that horribly wrong.
“I am reluctant, but I think he goes. Honestly, just because I’m isolating [The Ashes]. When a lot of us are talking about, we didn’t beat India at home, didn’t beat Australia at home, I’m not that bothered about that. I’m bothered about this one Ashes series.”
Steve Harmison names Brendon McCullum’s Ashes mistakes
Hamrison named a few indefensible decisions that McCullum made with the England team at the Ashes.
From picking Shoaib Bashir as the first-choice spinner to not selecting a backup opening batter, McCullum made too many mistakes.
“Everything went wrong. Our planning was so badly wrong. They’ve admitted that,” Harmison continued.
“They’d not played enough games, the Lilac Hill over Optus Stadium, even coming down to the selection.
“Shoaib Bashir is your frontline spinner, and Will Jacks is your backup spinner. That rings alarm bells.
“You have three batters in the top six who average 34 or less, with no spare opening batter.”
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