The Brendon McCullum era gave England a ride but it careered off the rails and the next Test coach has a huge rebuilding job on their hands.

Brendon McCullum will stay on as England's white-ball coach despite his sacking as red-ball coach There was one moment when it fell apart - an implosion from which England never recovered. Yes, there was the Ashes planning (or lack of it), Harry Brook's tangle with a nightclub bouncer and Noosa. A while back there was the tap on James Anderson's shoulder, and just recently there was Ben Stokes' ill-fated night out. In terms of where it all went wrong, they pale in significance next to the shambolic Saturday afternoon in Perth. And it was right there, in the palm of England's hand. One calm session would, in all likelihood, have been enough to win the first Test against Australia. England did not do calm sessions under Brendon McCullum - run towards the danger and all that. Nine wickets for 99 runs might be the most consequential batting collapse in English cricketing history, with aftershocks still being felt seven months later. All leading to this: another stunning Sunday. English cricket used to save its best for Sundays - Anya Shrubsole in 2017, Stokes twice in 2019. Now, on two Sundays two weeks apart, Stokes has walked and McCullum has been pushed. It leaves the England Test team back where they were four years ago: without a captain and without a coach.