'We Havent Done That Well Enough', Admits Rob Key On Englands Ashes Defeat
Boxing Day Test: Rob Key, England cricket team's managing director, has conceded that Englands current setup has fallen short when it has mattered most, pointing out that they have not won any of their last four five-Test series against Australia or India. Australia have retained the Ashes with a dominant 82-run victory over England in the third Test in Adelaide on Sunday. With the Ashes already out of reach, England now face the task of limiting the damage, beginning with the Boxing Day Test at the MCG. Clearly, weve mucked up on the big occasions. Whether that was the home Ashes series or whether that was last summer against India, where we should have won the series, the big ones have eluded us, Key told reporters at the MCG on Tuesday. The truth is we havent done that well enough for a while. Theres been some brilliant moments along the way and I still feel like theres plenty of life in this whole thing, but we have to evolve. We have to make sure that were doing things better. You dont mind losing, the regret is that youve not played anything like your best. Thats my view on it but, as you know, these things are taken out of peoples hands a lot of the time. The decision really for the ECB will be whether or not they want to rip it up and start again, or whether they want to evolve and whether were the right people to do that, he said. After England lost 4-0 four years ago, this has been the first away series loss of the Bazball era following the appointments of Brendon McCullum as head coach and Ben Stokes as captain in 2022. Despite the scrutiny, Key continues to back McCullum, whom he appointed as Test coach in 2022 before broadening his remit to all formats at the start of this year. McCullum has already indicated that he wants to continue in the role, and Key remains convinced he is the right man for the job. Despite the scrutiny, Key continues to back McCullum, whom he appointed as Test coach in 2022 before broadening his remit to all formats at the start of this year. Also Read: Live Cricket Score Weve had three games here where theyre adapting slowly, and I dont think personally thats because we need a fresh voice or theyre not listening. Sometimes the opposition is just bloody good, he said. Article Source: IANS
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