'Haven't got everything right': Brendon McCullum 'puts hand up' to take the fall for England's woeful Ashes loss

An eleven-day humiliation on Australian soil was all it took for Brendon McCullum to admit that he "did not get everything right" when it came to England's Ashes game plan.

Australia's dominance on home soil proved to be too difficult for the England team to manage, with the hosts recording an 82-run victory in the third Test to retain the Ashes urn in Adelaide.

The visitors did not go down without a fight in Adelaide, although two consecutive heavy defeats along with some questionable training choices came back to bite.

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A heavily criticised moment leading into the series related to England's Ashes preparation plans, given the side played one warm-up match prior to the first Test.

That match only added more fuel to the fire around the success of 'Bazball', a method which McCullum has reiterated is not about scoring runs quickly.

But the strategy has proven to be unsuccessful in the Test format against Australia this summer, with the hosts now looking to claim a series clean sweep.

There is no doubting that the futures of McCullum and his team staffers will come under fire, with many fans already taking to social media to declare "Bazball is dead".

McCullum has acknowledged his mistakes.

"It is disappointing when you lose and I'm sure there will be plenty of questions asked and rightfully so," McCullum told BBC radio's Test Match Special.

"We haven't got everything right. I haven't got everything right as a coach and I put my hand up for that.

"I have been very strong about the conviction we had and our preparation and, you know, for us, it was a matter of trying to replicate what we have done in series that has been successful for us away from home.

"Maybe we didn't get that right and I'll acknowledge that."

The 44-year-old did not hold back in his assessment of his team's performances, rather noted that England's bowlers were not "accurate and precise" and that the batters failed to "score the volume of runs" required.

But even though the group was "so determined" and had "high expectations", in the end those standards "almost constrained" the team, according to McCullum.

McCullum did not deny that he was responsible for England's actions so far. However, he stood firm with his belief that his strategy was the best to win.

"We are 3-0 down so you would probably say there was room for change there," he continued.

"Again, you put your hand up as a coach and say you might not have got that right.

"At the same time I felt it would give us our best chance because it has previously. Sitting here 3-0, it didn't work."

McCullum added: "The last two days [in Adelaide] have been our best cricket and that is because we have just played.

"When you're put under immense pressure, your decision making can become a little blurred at times and you don't know whether to stick or twist.

"That's probably the disappointing aspect because I did think we were rock hard in our belief of the style we were going to play when we were down here, knowing we were going to be challenged.

"We are obviously disappointed to lose the opportunity to win the Ashes ... but I do think we got a little bit stuck and, again, I'll put my hand up as coach and say there should have been that absolute clarity of 'whatever happens in this series, this is how we need to play' because that is going to give us our best chance."