England fell seven runs short in their T20 World Cup semi-final against India despite Jacob Bethell’s incredible 105 off 48 balls.
The hosts had earlier set a T20 World Cup record score of 253-7, with England finishing just short on 246-7.
Sanju Samson anchored India’s innings with a blistering 89 from 42 balls, surviving a dropped catch on 15.
Brook focuses on positives
“We gave it a red-hot crack and unfortunately we were on the wrong side,” England captain Harry Brook admitted after the loss.
“I will hold my hands up and say that I made a big mistake dropping Samson because catches win matches – it’s that old famous phrase.
“Unfortunately, it just didn’t go our way in the field tonight, but on another day it comes off.
“There was a little bit of poor execution here and there, so we probably didn’t execute as well as we could have.
“Bethell was unbelievable. I think he’s going to earn some serious money in his career, and he will definitely have a long career with England.
“He has shown the world how good he is tonight. That innings is an extremely big positive to take from this tournament.”
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McCullum wants to continue
“At a hostile ground with total Indian support, the toughness the lads showed to take the game as close as we did – I am incredibly proud,” England head coach Brendon McCullum added.
“I think they have been incredibly led by Harry Brook, who has grown as a leader. Young players have grown as well, so should be proud.”
On his desire to continue with the national team, McCullum said: “I love the job. It’s a great job. It doesn’t come without its challenges of course, but that is the nature of it.
“I feel we have achieved some really cool things over the last couple of years, but there is still so much to achieve across all formats.
“I would love to carry on so we will see what unfolds.
“Right now, it’s about getting home, seeing some fast horses and playing some shocking golf – a bit of time to reflect, to let things land and objectively look at what is and isn’t working.
“We will see what happens and I would love to help lead the team through to the next stage.”
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Hussain expresses coaching concern
Former captain Nasser Hussain gave his verdict on the Kiwi, telling Sky Sports: “I would have to think about McCullum’s future.
“You feel that McCullum and Brook are aligned very closely in white-ball cricket and going in the right direction.
“But McCullum just said to us that he didn’t think the Test side played how they have done over the last few years, which suggests there was a divergence in The Ashes – that certain people wanted to go in one direction and certain people in another.
“It is a concern if that’s happening. Everyone has to be aligned.
“One thing that stands out from the McCullum era is that everyone has been moving in the right direction, with the messaging from inside the dressing room crystal clear and the same, and that has to continue.
“Brendon, [Test captain] Ben Stokes and [ECB managing director] Rob Key have made some really good, forward decisions in Test cricket and I was really looking forward to The Ashes.
“If they had carried on in that direction and made better decisions against an Australia side lacking some of their all-time greats, especially in the bowling department – you can’t just brush over that.
“Meetings have been held and they need to sit down and say what happened there, because they let themselves down in The Ashes.”
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