Lancashire's Liam Livingstone may not quite be Brutus to Rob Key's Julius Caesar but he's certainly given Key and Brendon McCullum a kick somewhere painful, if not a knife in the back.

IMO neither Key nor McCullum warrant continuing in their positions. It's time for the Bazball ride and the Key-McCullum favouritism and cloying smugness to come to an end.

Each set up has a sell by date, after which the brand, the team, the attitude, the selection rationale is no longer lovable.

That time has come.

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/liam-livingstone-interview-i-asked-england-for-help-i-was-told-i-care-too-much-1528115

#Cricket #Bazball #RobKey

England to investigate reports of ‘stag-do’ drinking culture during Ashes

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://metro.co.uk/2025/12/23/england-to-investigate-reports-of-stag-do-drinking-culture-during-ashes-25727931/

ESPNcricinfo: Rob Key: 'I thought, what's the worst that could happen? We'll keep losing, but it'll be one hell of a story'

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/rob-key-i-thought-what-s-the-worst-that-could-happen-we-ll-keep-losing-but-it-ll-be-one-hell-of-a-story-1373231
#ecb
#robkey
#bazball