New Delhi, Feb. 14 -- After crumbling to successive one-sided series defeats, England head coach Brendon McCullum dismissed the suggestion that his players were not taking preparation seriously for the white-ball tour of India saying it was "factually incorrect."

Unlike its explosive debut in Test format, 'Bazball' was cut to a frail figure in its maiden appearance in limited-overs action. With the Champions Trophy on the horizon, England fell to a 3-0 whitewash in the ODIs right after being outclassed 4-1 in the T20I leg.

England's fashion of defeat became a hot topic for debate after the players got exposed for their lack of training.

During a conversation between commentators Ravi Shastri and Kevin Pietersen for the third ODI betwee...