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Who should replace Brendon McCullum as England Test head coach? | Sky Sports Cricket Podcast

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► Subscribe to Sky Sports Cricket: http://bit.ly/SubscribeSkyCricket ► Watch Sky Sports with NOW: https://bit.ly/NOWCricketYT On this week's episode Nasser and Athers discuss where next for England after it was announced Brendon McCullum is to leave his role as Test head coach on today's Sky Sports Cricket Podcast. They run through the candidates, chat about the current state of the Test side and give their thoughts on four years of 'Bazball'. In part two, they're joined by Dinesh Karthik to review the T20 series against India and to look ahead to the upcoming ODIs. 00:40 - reaction to McCullum gone as Test head coach. "it had to happen" 02:30 - should it have happened immediately after the Ashes? 03:30 - Rob Key's position. Ath and Nas say he's "very lucky" to still be in his job and must get next decision on head coach right 06:10 - Nas questions why Key has been so quiet in recent weeks after Stokes' retirement and McCullum's sacking 07:00 - Ath backs Andy Flower as the "outstanding coach of the moment". Nas says you wouldn't be taking a risk to get him back 09:40 - Nas says they need someone who is meticulous on preparation 10:35 - still lots of other big issues to solves besides who'll be head coach 11:30 - Harry Brook. next Test captain? could he be captain across all formats? 16:00 - options for head coach if it's not Flower. Langer, Ponting, Sangakarra? 17:10 - Flintoff? Ath suggests he's too linked to the McCullum 'vibe' of coaching 17:30 - lack of options for Test captain if it's not Brook 20:10 - thoughts on the Bazball era overall 25:10 - would this head coach change give Stokes second thoughts about retirement? 28:00 - does DK think Flower would consider the England role given his IPL commitments? 30:10 - DK suggests Rahul Dravid would be a good option if not Flower 31:20 - why were India so uncompetitive in the T20 series against England? 33:15 - have India handled their selection decisions poorly? Samson/Suryavanshi 36:00 - impressive performances from England in T20 but not being matches in 50-o