Pakistan v England: Brendon McCullum wants tourists to continue attacking approach
Pakistan v England: Brendon McCullum wants tourists to continue attacking approach
Locations: Rawalpindi, Multan & Karachi Dates: 1-5, 9-13 and 17-21 December Coverage: Live text commentary on the BBC Sport website, plus Test Match Special commentary on BBC Sounds Tests over the summer, but have yet to apply their new approach to overseas.
"We will push for results but we want to play entertaining cricket," McCullum said to BBC Sport.
"There may be a time when you may lose to win and if Pakistan is good enough to beat us, that's cool too."
The first New Zealand captain has added: "Our goal is to make Test cricket a sport that people want to participate in and be prepared to pay their money's worth, and they leave entertained.
"With some of the conditions under which they will confront us, it could push us further aggressive style that we like anyway."
The first Test kicks off in Rawalpindi on Thursday 1st December (05:00 GMT), with the series expected to end just before Christmas.
Test matches in Pakistan have a reputation for being slow burners, with attritional cricket usually being played until a result is forced late on the fifth day, if at all.
< p class="" data-reactid=".1y0ehwcd61m.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-10"> In England's last test tour to Pakistan in 2005 they were beaten 2-0 with one game ending by a draw - both losses coming on day five.
Australia toured Pakistan earlier this year and two of the three tests were drawn, the Austral ie winning the series decision late on the last day.
"One thing we care about is not to be bound by preconceptions I thought about the wickets here,” McCullum said.
"They will all be different and if we do this we are not allowing ourselves to play what is in front us."
Several members of the English test team were part of the team that won the T20 World Cup in Australia earlier this month.
Fast bowler Mark Wood, who doesn't is not fit for the first test but should be fine to play in the second, Stokes, Harry Brook and Liam Livingstone have all traveled to Pakistan.
Opening hitter Ben Duckett and all-rounder Will Jacks, who were considered white ball specialists, also received orders for this tour.
Locations: Rawalpindi, Multan & Karachi Dates: 1-5, 9-13 and 17-21 December Coverage: Live text commentary on the BBC Sport website, plus Test Match Special commentary on BBC Sounds Tests over the summer, but have yet to apply their new approach to overseas.
"We will push for results but we want to play entertaining cricket," McCullum said to BBC Sport.
"There may be a time when you may lose to win and if Pakistan is good enough to beat us, that's cool too."
The first New Zealand captain has added: "Our goal is to make Test cricket a sport that people want to participate in and be prepared to pay their money's worth, and they leave entertained.
"With some of the conditions under which they will confront us, it could push us further aggressive style that we like anyway."
The first Test kicks off in Rawalpindi on Thursday 1st December (05:00 GMT), with the series expected to end just before Christmas.
Test matches in Pakistan have a reputation for being slow burners, with attritional cricket usually being played until a result is forced late on the fifth day, if at all.
< p class="" data-reactid=".1y0ehwcd61m.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-10"> In England's last test tour to Pakistan in 2005 they were beaten 2-0 with one game ending by a draw - both losses coming on day five.
Australia toured Pakistan earlier this year and two of the three tests were drawn, the Austral ie winning the series decision late on the last day.
"One thing we care about is not to be bound by preconceptions I thought about the wickets here,” McCullum said.
"They will all be different and if we do this we are not allowing ourselves to play what is in front us."
Several members of the English test team were part of the team that won the T20 World Cup in Australia earlier this month.
Fast bowler Mark Wood, who doesn't is not fit for the first test but should be fine to play in the second, Stokes, Harry Brook and Liam Livingstone have all traveled to Pakistan.
Opening hitter Ben Duckett and all-rounder Will Jacks, who were considered white ball specialists, also received orders for this tour.
