Ben Stokes wants McCullum to stay as England coach despite Ashes loss

• Captain says they are ‘right people to carry on doing this ’

• Stokes believes the pair can push team to greater heights

Ben Stokes has said he has no doubt he wants Brendon McCullum alongside him as the England head coach, but accepted the Ashes defeat means the pair must sit down before the summer and work out how they can upgrade the team.

Senior figures at the England and Wales Cricket Board are wary of making sweeping changes and with Stokes seemingly safe, McCullum’s fate as head coach probably rests on his endorsement.