After a thumping eight-wicket defeat in the day-night Test at the Gabba, McCullum had said, \"Leading into this Test match I actually felt like we overprepared to be honest.\"<\/p>\r\n\r\n
England were heavily criticised for their preparation ahead of the third Test after choosing not to let their Test players take part in a pink-ball practice match before the second Test in Brisbane, even after suffering a defeat in the Ashes opener at Perth on just the second day of the match.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cWhat I meant by us being over-prepared is we had five intense training sessions, where in my opinion, we left ourselves a fraction short in terms of our energy and ability to play what was in front of us,\u201d McCullum told the media here on Sunday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cOn that wicket, it required quite a different game to what you train in the nets. You have to think on your feet, you have to be able to manoeuvre your game. If you over-prepare or over-train based on how many balls you hit on a true surface, it can leave you a little over-prepared in that moment,\u201d he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
McCullum also spoke about the heavy media attention the team has faced throughout their time in Australia. Just a day after a member of England\u2019s security staff was involved in an altercation with a cameraman from the media at Brisbane airport, the head coach commended his players for handling the pressure and scrutiny well so far in their tour down under.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t see it (the cameraman clash), but obviously it wasn\u2019t ideal. Hopefully it\u2019s been dealt with, and everyone\u2019s able to move on. We know that coming to Australia, there\u2019s a lot of eyeballs and a lot of intense scrutiny on everything you do, and I feel like we\u2019ve managed ourselves pretty well throughout this tour,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
McCullum also spoke about the heavy media attention the team has faced throughout their time in Australia. Just a day after a member of England\u2019s security staff was involved in an altercation with a cameraman from the media at Brisbane airport, the head coach commended his players for handling the pressure and scrutiny well so far in their tour down under.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Questioned about the same, McCullum mentioned that the time off helped them \u2018recalibrate\u2019 a bit as he said, \u201cNoosa was excellent for us; it was planned a year ago and it was quite an important period where we could ... recalibrate a little bit.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n