India, Jan. 6 -- Brendon McCullum's future as coach of England's men's national team has come under intense scrutiny during the ongoing Ashes series. With England being outplayed and crumbling to yet another series defeat in Australia, despite big talk regarding their chances against a relatively weaker Australian team.

Largely, the concerns with McCullum have had more to do with the environment and the culture surrounding the English Test team. While the Bazball tag earned England a lot of famous wins, it was always geared towards this series: England's failures on this tour have seen the philosophy reach the end of its rope.

As a result, The Telegraph in England has reported that the England and Wales Cricket Board is set to provide t...