Sydney, Jan. 2 -- Captain Ben Stokes says he cannot imagine "someone else" replacing head coach Brendon McCullum, despite England's Ashes series defeat in Australia.
Stokes and McCullum united in 2022 and this tour was billed as a defining moment for their leadership, only for England to surrender the series with defeats in each of the opening three Tests.
England won the fourth Test in Melbourne, their first win in this country for almost 15 years, and will finish the series in Sydney from Sunday (23:30 GMT, Saturday).
Stokes and McCullum have contracts until 2027 and both have stated they want to remain in their jobs after this tour.
While Stokes remains England's best leader and will probably get the opportunity to continue into the ...