Rob Key

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Rob Key, managing director of England men's cricket, backed the trial of Kookaburra balls in county cricket that took place over the first two weeks of the season

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Key: Kookaburra ball trial can help England enjoy great era

Rob Key, managing director of England men's cricket

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Key: Kookaburra ball trial can help England enjoy great era

Jofra Archer

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Archer could feature at T20 World Cup, won't play Tests until 2025

England's Ben Stokes celebrates after hitting the winning runs against Pakistan in the final of the T20 World Cup

Mott hoping to persuade Stokes to reverse ODI retirement

England celebrated a five-wicket victory over Pakistan in the T20 World Cup final

Key: England 'more adaptable than ever' | More white-ball success to follow?

England appointed Chris Silverwood as Trevor Bayliss' replacement in October 2019

Key: Silverwood had an 'impossible task'

'Unchecked cost of elite youth cricket pricing people out'

Stuart Broad dismissed David Warner for the 13th time in Test cricket on day one at the SCG

'Broad shows how ridiculous it was to leave him out in Brisbane'

England's Jonny Bairstow trudges off after his dismissal for five as the tourists slid to an innings defeat at the MCG (Associated Press)

Athers: County overhaul can help fix England's brittle batting

Joe Root played fluently but fell just after reaching his half-century in Melbourne

Key: England must maintain positive batting approach

The battle between the two captains could be crucial to determining who wins The Ashes this winter

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Key Ashes battles: The crucial match-ups

Justin Langer has responded after criticism of his coaching style earlier in the year

'T20 World Cup win massive for under-pressure Langer'

West Indies came out on top in 2016 but who will lift the T20 World Cup in 2021?

Pundits' T20 World Cup predictions

England's Haseeb Hameed (L) and Rory Burns walk off after putting together an unbeaten opening partnership of 77 on day four against India

England win cannot be ruled out, says Key

Dom Sibley has been dropped by England after scoring just one fifty in 15 innings

Key: Sibley too limited for Test cricket

England spinner Dom Bess went wicketless in the final Test against India after being recalled

'Bess faces a hell of a lot of rebuilding'

Joe Root (Pic credit - BCCI)

Key: Pitch was not fit for Test cricket

Jos Buttler, who played in the first Test against India, is being rested for the remainder of the series, but could then feature in all England's white-ball internationals ahead of the IPL (Pic credit - BCCI)

Key: England make Test 'sacrifice' to boost T20 chances

Ravichandran Ashwin is the best spinner in the world at exploiting his home conditions, says Rob Key (Pic credit: BCCI)

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Key: Ashwin's all-round class is the difference

Banton smashed 71 off 42 balls against Pakistan in the first T20I

Key: Banton showed World Cup promise

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - JULY 23: Jofra Archer of England bowls during a England Nets Session at Emirates Old Trafford on July 23, 2020 in Manchester, England.

Key: Archer should play in final Test

Adil Rashid is bowling 'at the top of his game', according to Sky Sports' Rob Key

'Rashid is world's leading ODI spinner'

Sam Billings struck a career-best 67 not out in England's first ODI win over Ireland

Key: Billings has to set his sights high

Ben Stokes was the pick of the England bowlers on day three at the Ageas Bowl

Key: Stokes gives England 'good dilemma'

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 14: England Captain Eoin Morgan lifts the World Cup with the England team after victory for England during the Final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 between New Zealand and England at Lord's Cricket Ground on July 14, 2019 in

Top 10: Best of 30 Years of Sky Cricket

Pundits' Team-Mates: Rob Key

Captain Nasser Hussain celebrates victory in the Virtual Test with (from left to right) Darren Gough, Alec Stewart and Graham Thorpe

Virtual Test: Hussain celebrates 147-run win

Gates at Lord's and grounds all around England and Wales will remain closed due to the coronavirus pandemic

'Further cricket delays likely'

Darren Gough knocked over Alastair Cook to edge Nasser Hussain's XI closer to victory

Virtual Test: Key XI face last-day battle

James Anderson returned stunning figures of 5-39 in 22 overs as Nasser Hussain's XI took control of the Virtual Test

Virtual Test: Jimmy takes five as Key XI collapse

Some inspired captaincy from Nasser Hussain brought about the end of Rob Key on day two of the Virtual Test

Virtual Test: Hussain XI rally as Key falls cheaply

Can Nasser Hussain score a double-hundred for his England XI against Rob Key's side?

Virtual Test: Nasser Hussain vs Rob Key

Rob Key: My Cricketing Hero

Eoin Morgan celebrates England's World Cup win

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'I left England's World Cup win early'

Eoin Morgan celebrates England's World Cup win

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'I left England's World Cup win early'

England were due to be playing a Test series in Sri Lanka this month but that has been shelved due to coronavirus

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'People would take busy winter of cricket'

Rob Key expects Essex's defence of their County Championship title to be delayed by the spread of coronavirus

Key expects delay to county season

Jonny Bairstow scored a quickfire 64 as England chased down 223 at Centurion

Analysis

'Massive win for England ahead of World Cup'

Eoin Morgan and Jos Buttler hug Tom Curran after England's win

Key: Morgan 'unbelievable' as captain

Joe Denly

Key: Big innings for Denly

Pope scored 75 from 202 balls in Hamilton

Key: Pope almost a 'clone' of Root

Root celebrates his first Test century since February

Key: Pressure lifted by Root mentality

England opener Dom Sibley took a blow on the helmet from Tim Southee

Key: County pitches hinder England

Ben Stokes ended the first day unbeaten on 67

Stokes 'arguably best cricketer in world'