[1/6] Cricket - Ashes - Fifth Test - England v Australia - The Oval, London, Britain - July 29, 2023 England head coach Brendon McCullum during the warm up before the start of the day's play Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers/File PhotoLONDON, Aug 1 (Reuters) - England coach Brendon McCullum said he was more than happy to share a beer with the Australia squad now that the Ashes series is over, having suggested after the second test that he wouldn't do so following a controversialincident.
The series ended 2-2 after England won the final test at The Oval by 49 runs on Monday, so Australia retained the Ashes urn.
"Yeah, we'll have a beer," McCullum said with a laugh when asked by reporters about his previous comments.
"I can't imagine we'll be having a beer with them any time soon," McCullum told the BBC after the incident.
"Ashes series have all these twists and turns and moments which people talk about and are able to remember them by, and that was certainly one of those," he said.
Persons:
Brendon McCullum, Andrew Boyers, McCullum, Alex Carey, Jonny Bairstow, Bairstow, You've, I've, Pat Cummins, Pat, Hugh Lawson, Ed Osmond
Organizations:
England, Australia, MCC, BBC, IPL, Thomson
Locations:
Australia, London, Britain, England, Lord's, India