McCullum welcomes Stokes return as captain for third Test
England head coach Brendon McCullum says he is ready to work with returning captain Ben Stokes for the deciding Test against New Zealand.
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"Ben will be back."
— Brendon McCullum , Athlete
"You're just trying to make sure you're very communicative right throughout."
— Brendon McCullum , Athlete
"I’ve been speaking to Ben every single day since we had the incident and my assessment was that I was worried about him."
— Brendon McCullum , Athlete
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England head coach Brendon McCullum says he is ready to work with returning captain Ben Stokes for the deciding Test against New Zealand.
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