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Cricket fans have plenty to look forward to during the rest of 2022, with the upcoming schedule packed with tons of top-class action. Before the tournament gets underway, England’s Test team will dominate most of the summer headlines as they bid to bounce back to form. With the County Championship also in full swing, this is a good time to look at what the rest of the year has in store. England eye Test revolution under McCullum Former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum has a big job on his hands as he bids to turn England’s fortunes around in Test cricket. The 40-year-old has signed a four-deal as head coach of England’s Test team and will kick off his tenure with a three-match series against his former team. McCullum, who is better known as a coach in the white-ball version of the game, was a unanimous choice by the ECB’s selection panel. He will be tasked with working closely with new captain Ben Stokes as England strive to bounce back from series defeats against Australia and Wes...

Former Black Caps skipper Brendon McCullum has re-joined Middlesex as one of their overseas players for the NatWest Blast this summer. The 35-year-old is due to play up to nine matches and split his time with Caribbean Premier League which runs simultaneously throughout July. McCullum has scored 2140 runs with an average 35.66 in 71 T20Is for New Zealand. Middlesex have claimed the County Championship in 2016 for the first time since 1993.

New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum and Ross Taylor both have not been included for the limited-overs tour to Sri Lanka , starting from November 10. Luke Ronchi and Ian Butler will replace McCullum and Taylor in the squad. Kane Williamson will be the captain in the three ODIs and two T20Is in Sri Lanka. Bruce Edgar , New Zealand Cricket's general manager said, "Ross and Brendon need red-ball preparation to be at their best for the summer, both players are vital to our success and fine-tuning their red-ball skills before the West Indies series starting in early December is paramount." New Zealand are schedule to play the first two ODIs on November 10 and 12 in Hambantota, third ODI in Dambulla on November 16. The two T20Is will be played in Kandy on November 19 and 21. New Zealand squad : Kane Williamson (capt), Corey Anderson, Tom Latham, Mitchell McClenaghan, Ian Butler, Anton Devcich, Grant Elliott, Kyle Mills, Adam Milne, Colin Munro, Luke Ronchi, Hamish...

Brendon McCullum has been excluded from New Zealand's ODI and Twenty20 squads against West Indies, and included only in the test squad. New Zealand T20 international squad against West Indies : Ross Taylor (captain), Martin Guptill, Doug Bracewell, Dean Brownlie, Andrew Ellis, Daniel Flynn, Ronnie Hira, Tom Latham, Nathan McCullum, Kyle Mills, Rob Nicol, Jacob Oram, Tim Southee, B.J. Watling, Kane Williamson. New Zealand ODI squad against West Indies : Ross Taylor (captain), Martin Guptill, Doug Bracewell, Dean Brownlie, Andrew Ellis, Daniel Flynn, Tom Latham, Nathan McCullum, Kyle Mills, Tarun Nethula, Rob Nicol, Jacob Oram, Tim Southee, B.J. Watling, Kane Williamson. New Zealand Test squad against West Indies : Ross Taylor (captain), Trent Boult, Doug Bracewell, Dean Brownlie, Neil Wagner, Daniel Flynn, Mark Gillespie, Martin Guptill, Chris Martin, Brendon McCullum, Tarun Nethula, Kruger van Wyk, Daniel Vettori, B.J. Watling, Kane Williamson.

New Zealand have retained Twenty20 squad against South Africa. Brendon McCullum will lead the squad in Taylor's absence. New Zealand T20 squad : Brendon McCullum (capt & wk), Doug Bracewell, Michael Bates, Martin Guptill, Colin de Grandhomme, Ronnie Hira, Andrew Ellis, James Franklin, Kyle Mills, Jacob Oram, Nathan McCullum, Tim Southee, Rob Nicol and Kane Williamson

Brendon McCullum will play the role of skipper for New Zealand in the ODI, T20 series against Zimbabwe. New Zealand ODI squad : Brendon McCullum (capt), Dean Brownlie, Michael Bates, Andrew Ellis, Doug Bracewell, Tom Latham, Nathan McCullum, Martin Guptill, Tarun Nethula, Tim Southee, Kyle Mills, Kane Williamson and Rob Nicol. New Zealand T20 squad : Brendon McCullum (capt), Doug Bracewell, Michael Bates, Colin de Grandhomme, James Franklin, Dean Brownlie, Nathan McCullum, Martin Guptill, Kyle Mills, Jacob Oram, Ronnie Hira, Rob Nicol, Kane Williamson and Tim Southee.

Otago Cricket has announced that Brendon McCullum will captain the Otago Volts in 2011-12 HRV Cup T20 competition & Aaron Redmond will lead the side in four-day Plunket Shield and 50-over-a-side competitions. The New Zealand domestic schedule of HRV Cup T20 competition is yet to be released but it's expected the HRV Cup T20 competition will begin from Boxing Day through to to late January. The HRV Cup T20 competition is likely to feature most of the BlackCaps players which increase the interest in domestic competition .

Daniel Vettori , Former New Zealand captain will play for Brisbane Heat in Australian cricket's Twenty20 Big Bash League. The Heat said today that "Vettori will join fellow mate Black Cap Brendon McCullum as Brisbane's 2 international recruits in the league." The Twenty20 Big Bash League will begins in December and Vettori said he was looking to being more involved with the Heat. Darren Lehmann , The Brisbane coach said " Vettori was an obvious leader & his experience and skill would be vital. " Now the Heat would have two quality spinners, the other is Nathan Hauritz . After the World Cup, Vettori quits the New Zealand captaincy and also announced his retirement from T20 international cricket. He went on to skipper the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL Season 4.