Test Match Special, Vaughan: Key & McCullum lucky to survive Ashes review

Test Match Special

Vaughan: Key & McCullum lucky to survive Ashes review

23 March 2026

55 minutes

Available for over a year

Mark Chapman, Michael Vaughan, Sir Alastair Cook and cricket correspondent Stephan Shemilt are joined by Managing Director of England Men's Cricket Rob Key, who explains England's review into their 4-1 Ashes defeat.

The panel talk through mistakes made in Australia, both in the planning and during the series, and why there won't be wholesale changes as a result.

TIME CODES

00:00 Intro

00:30 The review into English Cricket

02:00 Key management stay

06:00 Managing director Rob Key

08:00 What changes?

13:40 Lessons learnt from the Ashes

16:40 Style of play

22:30 What will look different this summer?

25:52 The connection with County Cricket

30:08 Have management been swayed by the coach?

33:14 Is the setup a clique or cult?

38:40 Opinions on the review

44:27 Should have everyone kept their jobs?

48:23 County Cricket