They certainly won't be having a beer with the victors either.
McCullum planted the seed that his team would never have done such a thing due to Stokes's "tremendous" morals. Whether England will be inspired by their coach's story remains to be seen. The New Zealander took the opportunity to apologise directly. Sangakkara was listening intently in the room, a whole decade on from the incident. Their captain Mahela Jayawardene said at the time: 'Legally it was run out, the ball was alive, but we play in an age where we talk about the spirit of the game.' "McCullum recalled. "Not surprisingly, the incident created controversy and bad feelings," said the former Kiwi wicketkeeper. McCullum whipped off the bails and the dismissal was upheld. In a 2006 Test match at Christchurch, Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan left his crease to congratulate Kumar Sangakkara on reaching a century. When coach Brendon McCullum gave the MCC Spirit of Cricket lecture in 2016, he mentioned one moment that changed his approach to the game. There's an interesting backstory to this fair play furore that authenticates England's position. Sir Geoffrey Boycott says that the tourists should make a public apology while Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is getting his nationalistic cricket flak helmet on.
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