India, April 3 -- So, the long-awaited call has been made after all. England head coach Brendon McCullum finally spoke to county head coaches and directors on a call and tried to clear the air regarding many decisions he made in recent months.

McCullum and the English team management have been accused of not giving new players chances, even though the national team hasn't been performing well over the last couple of years. They lost the Ashes, rather badly, earlier this year. Playing a home series against India last year, they drew the series 2-2.

India, with a bit of luck, could very well have beaten them, if truth be told. In the recently concluded T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka, the team reached the semifinals, but that wasn't ...