IND vs ENG: England cricket team hires ‘no d***heads’ guru Gilbert Enoka – here’s what you need to know | Cricket News

The England cricket team has employed former All Blacks psychological abilities coach Gilbert Enoka. He did some work with the England team initially of the summer season and shall be with them for the following few days on a consultancy foundation.Enoka has been introduced in to toughen up an England squad amid a pivotal part that features a collection towards India adopted by the all-important Ashes towards Australia.

Enoka, a buddy of McCullum’s, has additionally labored with elite sides in a number of sports activities and nations, together with a spell at Chelsea in 2023, and is legendary for instigating a “no dickheads” coverage whereas serving to the All Blacks to two World Cup wins in 2011 and 2015.He additionally labored as a psychological abilities coach with the New Zealand cricket team from 1998–2004 and the nationwide netball team from 1994–1997.“A dickhead makes everything about them,” he famously stated in 2017.“They are people who put themselves ahead of the team, people who think they’re entitled to things, expect the rules to be different for them, people operating deceitfully in the dark, or being unnecessarily loud about their work.

“The management might not spot these counterproductive behaviours. The players and leaders themselves should call others out for their inflated egos. Often, teams put up with it because a player has so much talent. We look for early warning signs and wean the big egos out pretty quickly. Our motto is: ‘If you can’t change the people, change the people.’”England are main the five-match collection 2–1, and the fourth Test shall be performed at Old Trafford, beginning July 23.