Brendon McCullum gave an awkward response to a question from former England captain Nasser Hussain following his side's 4-1 series loss to Australia.
The visitors were outclassed and outsmarted for much of the Ashes series and the fallout has already started, with many calling for McCullum to be axed and the ECB confirming they will launch a widespread review into the tour.
McCullum has been at the helm since 2022, ushering in a new era – which has largely been dubbed 'Bazball' by cricket fans and pundits – where players are encouraged to attack the game and put pressure on the opposition as much as possible.
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While it has worked at times, England's style will come under the microscope in the weeks and months that follow the drubbing Down Under.
In an interview with Sky Sports, the coach was asked by Hussain whether England would look to make any changes to their game in the wake of the series loss.
"Are you gonna change your ways, or is this the way you're gonna play?" he asked.
McCullum quickly fired back and explained why he would not "throw out everything" from the past three years because of the Ashes defeat.
"I sort of take offence to that, to be honest Nas," he said.
"I have conviction in my methods, but I'm not rigid in my beliefs.
"When you're in the chair of being in charge of a team – not just the players, but support staff and management – you need to be very convinced in how you're gonna lead.
"It doesn't mean that you're blind to progress and evolution, but you have to have conviction in what you believe in. I have conviction in my methods, it doesn't mean I'm not rigid in the belief that I think we can continue to grow and progress.
"But to throw out everything that's worked and throw out what we've been able to achieve over the last little while, in pursuit of something that's completely unknown, doesn't make any sense."
As mentioned, England have found some levels of success in the Bazball era – but they have missed both the past two World Test Championship finals and their record against the two highest-profile rival nations, Australia and India, remains poor.
In the 21 Test matches against the two other members of cricket's supposed big three since McCullum took over as coach, England have won seven, drawn two and lost 12.
While the jury remains out on whether McCullum – as well as director of cricket Rob Key and captain Ben Stokes – should remain at the helm moving forward, it appears as though the former Black Caps superstar is sticking solid with his approach for now.
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