Brendon McCullum. Photo / Getty Images
New Zealand's 28th test captain steps out for his first toss in charge of the national side tonight.
Most followers have an idea as to what Brendon McCullum, in his 71st test, will bring to the role.
The expectation is he'll be prepared to gamble, won't let situations drift and
will try to approach the job with a positive mindset.
Whether that is a recipe to lift New Zealand from eighth-best test nation out of nine remains to be seen, but McCullum is likely to want to try to do things his way - starting with the huge challenge of playing the world's best side in their back yard.
In a sense, McCullum, who replaced Ross Taylor at the end of New Zealand's tour of Sri Lanka last month, has little to lose. Which is not to say events in this potentially most gruelling of series won't go into the overall end-of-summer assessment of his performance in the job.
