ECB sacks analysts as McCullum to rely on gut

Brendon McCullum. Pic/AFP

England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has sacked its data analysts Freddie Wilde and Nathan Leamon, weeks ahead of Test series against India as head coach Brendon McCullum wants to put more emphasis on gut feeling and intuition.

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"Two of England's senior cricket analysts, Leamon and Wilde, are leaving the set-up in a move that suggests the national side will place less emphasis on data moving forward," The Daily Telegraph reported.

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