We’ll certainly be pushing for results: Brendon McCullum

England and Pakistan lock horns in a three-match Test series scheduled to commence on December 1, Thursday. Both sides are gearing up for the contest and are sweating it out in the nets to push each other in the longest format of the sport.

The Three Lions’ head coach Brendon McCullum opined that the lead-up to the match has passed well for the English side ahead of the first test. The former New Zealand cricketer further stated that the side will be looking for a result in the series.

“We’ve got a couple of days before the Test. But it’s nice to be here. We had a great camp at Abu Dhabi, spent a lot of time as a team, sort of trying to build that camaraderie after a little bit of a break which we identified during the English summer and that’s an important component of how this team is going to operate,” McCullum told reporters at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.

“We’ll certainly be pushing for results because we see it as our obligation to try and ensure that people walk away entertained. And if we get beat Pakistan, we know, will have played well. I expect us to play well and if we get outplayed, that’s okay too. Looking forward to the opportunity, looking forward to the challenge and looking forward to the hospitality. And hopefully, in a few weeks’ time, everyone will say this has been an amazing series,” added McCullum.

To win away from home is the greatest accomplishment: Brendon McCullum

The former cricketer also stressed that winning away from home would be the ‘greatest achievement’ as they play on Pakistan soil in a test series after 17 years.

“To win away from home is the greatest accomplishment you can achieve as a Test player and as a Test side. We understand the size of the challenge in front of us. But that’s great – that’s why you want to play the game. You don’t want easy challenges; you want to take on the best in their own conditions and you want to try and test where you’re at as a side. I’m really excited. I don’t know if we’re going to win the series. I can almost guarantee when the skipper comes in here in 48 hours time he’ll say there’ll be no draws in the series,” he concluded.