Brendon McCullum talks up chances of England's T20 stars making Test grade

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Brendon McCullum has suggested that he will look to reintegrate a number of England's white-ball stars into the Test side - naming Jos Buttler, Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid and Liam Livingstone as players who could be part of his future plans.

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McCullum was unveiled as England's new Test coach at Lord's on Friday, speaking at length about his hopes for reinvigorating the set-up.

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Buttler endured a miserable Ashes tour to Australia as the Test wicketkeeper, but has rediscovered his form at the IPL,

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uncapped Livingstone; Rashid has not played a Test since the 2018-19 tour of the Caribbean, citing a desire to stay fresh for white-ball cricket.

Adil Rashid

Rashid has not played a Test since the 2018-19 tour of the Caribbean, citing a desire to stay fresh for white-ball cricket. White Line

Brendon McCullum

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Brendon McCullum

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"Obviously you've got the likes of Livingstone, Moeen, Rashid. All these guys have played international cricket before, been successful in the other forms of the game and you'd think they'd be able to transition across.

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Brendon McCullum talks up chances of England's T20 stars making Test grade

Brendon McCullum has suggested that he will look to reintegrate a number of England's white-ball stars into the Test side - naming Jos Buttler, Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid and Liam Livingstone as players who could be part of his future plans.

McCullum was unveiled as England's new Test coach at Lord's on Friday, speaking at length about his hopes for reinvigorating the set-up.

McCullum hinted

Buttler endured a miserable Ashes tour to Australia as the Test wicketkeeper, but has rediscovered his form at the IPL,

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Livingstone

Adil Rashid

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"Just because you're a good cricketer, it doesn't mean you automatically get selected. You've still got to earn the right to be able to do so.

"Obviously you've got the likes of Livingstone, Moeen, Rashid. All these guys have played international cricket before, been successful in the other forms of the game and you'd think they'd be able to transition across.

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"I look at them and think there'll be a time where they may get an opportunity if they're invested enough. There's probably been a bit of hurt at times for those guys too, because they've been in the team at times and then out of the team at others and there hasn't been that persistence for them."

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