England white-ball head coach McCullum wants new mentor Pietersen to shake things up

[p]Pietersen was appointed last week and joined ‌the coaching staff ahead of the series against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sri-lanka/zahH5UHg/"]Sri Lanka[/a], ‌with his involvement extending through a busy period ‌culminating in next year's one-day international World Cup.[/p][p][b]"He's obviously got an incredible pedigree as a player and a lot of ‌guys grew up idolising Kev. He's brought ⁠a ton of ‌energy to the setup within the last 24 hours,"[/b] McCullum told ​reporters on Monday.[/p][p]"I've mentioned to him that I don't want him to be buried in ​one specific skillset. I want him to look across the environment and challenge me privately around ways we ⁠can improve or ​things we can do differently."[/p][embed guid="b6e8f7d7-09cd-4dde-abb5-367ad404db3b" url="https://x.com/englandcricket/status/2099571538005492018" social-type="twitter" /][p]New Zealander McCullum was sacked as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/england/UJC5mtAU/"]England's[/a] test coach in July, with his tenure marred by off-field controversies involving high-profile players like Ben Stokes, ‌Harry Brook and Gus Atkinson.[/p][p]Fast bowler Brydon Carse was then dropped from the test squad during their recent [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/cricket/england-UJC5mtAU/pakistan-tS3K91g9/?mid=IHErS3Yg"]3-0 series win[/a] over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/pakistan/tS3K91g9/"]Pakistan[/a] after an incident outside a nightclub.[/p][p]McCullum struck a firm tone on conduct, saying he would no longer select players who did not maintain professional standards.[/p][p][b]"There is a lot of talent around - if you're not prepared to do that, ‌there are other guys who will be given those ​opportunities,"[/b] he added.[/p][p]"As far as Carsey is concerned, ‌it's important for Carsey he gets his house in order. We know he's an excellent cricketer who has done well when he's played for England."[/p][p]England host Sri Lanka in a three-match T20 series beginning ⁠later on Tuesday, ⁠before taking them on ‌in three ODIs.[/p]