McCullum as head coach will be great for Jos Buttler: Moeen Ali

England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) recently announced Brendon McCullum as the new head coach of the white-ball team. The Jos Buttler-led side looked embarrassing in the ODI World Cup 2023 and in the T20 World Cup, there were a lot of expectations from them, but the team failed to qualify for the final. Soon after that, coach Matthew Mott resigned and Brendon was appointed.

Meanwhile, the England white-ball team is undergoing surgery as many senior players have been dropped from the squad for the upcoming Australia series. Moeen Ali is one of them and after failing to earn a call-up, the all-rounder decided to retire from international cricket. Nevertheless, he expects the England team to bounce back as he believes that the team will prosper under McCullum.

“I think Brendon, it helps the fact he has been there, done it, and the way he played. I think it can be quite difficult if a coach says ‘go do this’, but they never did. Brendon brings that sort of energy and I think it will be great for Jos more than anything. Jos has so much on his plate with batting, wicketkeeping, captaining. I think Brendon will just take the pressure off and he can just play and captain on the field. Brendon will be more in control I think,” Moeen told Sky Sports.

Buttler is very approachable: Moeen Ali

Buttler was under tremendous pressure and was on the verge of losing captaincy after the T20 World Cup 2024. However, Moeen backed him to get better in the coming times. He noted that the keeper-batter is very approachable and added that the current England team has a lot of leaders.

“Jos will make everyone feel like they can come and speak to him – he is very approachable. I think there are a lot of leaders out there who can be big leaders in the future,” Moeen said.