London, Sept. 9 -- Ahead of the Ashes series tour to Australia, England head coach Brendon McCullum spoke about how the team will need to handle external pressure well, and the series would be a test of "what they have done, where they come from and where they sit" as a Test side.

England will be aiming to secure their first Ashes series win in Australia since their 2011 edition win when the first Test kicks off at Perth from November 21 edition. They have not won an Ashes series since 2015 at home either.

Speaking on 'For the Love of Cricket' podcast, McCullum spoke, "Man for man, there is not much in it between the two sides. There will be some times where one team gets a bit of luck and the other team does not, and that could be the ...