New Delhi, Sept. 8 -- England head coach Brendon McCullum acknowledged that the team needs to adapt to their packed international schedule, stating that they'll have to find ways to "hit the ground running".

England face a tight turnaround between the Ashes and the T20 World Cup this winter, interspersed with white-ball tours to New Zealand and Sri Lanka.

"The scheduling isn't ideal. That's just the way it is, and it's not going to change, so we're going to have to find ways to deal with it... We're just going to have to find ways to be able to hit the ground running a bit quicker than what we did in this one," McCullum said as quoted from ESPNcricinfo.

McCullum talked about his discussion with England batter Ben Duckett, stating that ...