England will play their first Test match in nearly five months on Thursday when they take on New Zealand at Lord’s.
Ahead of the home opener, I’ve tried to answer your burning questions about the England team.
Jeremy: Have you noticed a change in tone from England? Are the key leaders remorseful for what happened in Australia?
There has been a subtle change in tone from coach Brendon McCullum – who has said he wants the team to retain their attacking identity but be “smarter” with it. Mention of “sharpening” and “refinement” have been myriad during McCullum’s numerous media appearances over the past week, but we don’t really know whether it’s all hot air until the team get on the field against New Zealand this week.
My suspicion is England are going to carry on as normal and hope playing weaker opposition than Australia will give the illusion of a tweak to their approach. That would be unwise against a dangerous New Zealand team.
