Now make him captain: why Sam Curran should be England’s white-ball leader

But after the present ICC T20 World Cup – if McCullum is still in the position – he should recognise the way Curran has bounced back from a relatively flat spell in an England limited-overs shirt by making the Surrey all-rounder his captain in both T20 and 50-over internationals.

McCullum is under severe pressure after a largely self-inflicted Ashes humiliation that had a lack of preparation and strategy at its heart. And, as far as his role as England’s Test head coach is concerned, McCullum may well see his hold on that part of his job ended by the ongoing review into the 4-1 series defeat against Australia that (hopefully) also signalled the overdue death of ‘Bazball’.

If however he is to retain his white-ball job (for which he is contracted too until late 2027), McCullum might be wise to look at all the evidence of England’s limited-overs winter so far and elevate Curran into a leadership position in place of Harry Brook.