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Ben Stokes plays down talk of any Ashes rift with Brendon McCullum

Stokes has responded to reports of a rift with McCullum during England’s Ashes defeat in Australia

The Independent UK

Ben Stokes plays down talk of McCullum disagreement but plans ‘different’ path to success

Ben Stokes said: ‘Agreeing on every single thing, that’s impossible,’ and added he and Brendon McCullum will ‘work together in a slightly different way’

The Guardian - UK

County Championship fires the gun on race for prized places in Ben Stokes’ new-look England team

CRICKET: England’s commitment to repairing its relationship with the domestic game has added jeopardy to the new County Championship season, writes Lawrence Ostlere on the first day at Lord’s

The Independent UK

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England interest rekindled and injury substitutes arrive as county cricket returns

The County Championship returns on Good Friday, with the England and Wales Cricket Board and Ben Stokes saying England places are up for grabs

The Guardian - UK

Sir James Anderson feels England remain in good position to claim Ashes revenge

England’s record wicket-taker sees reason for optimism about both bowling and batting.

The Independent UK

‘It keeps you young’: England Over-70s bask in glory of Ashes and World Cup wins

Late-age cricket leagues are growing fast and England’s Over-70s thrived on their southern hemisphere tour

The Guardian - UK

England bowler Matthew Potts makes brutal Ashes admission: ‘I wasn’t good enough’

Matthew Potts had an Ashes debut to forget in the final Test in Sydney

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Richard Gould defends England regime over criticism from ‘dropped’ players

The England and Wales Cricket Board chief executive says resources must be focused on those who are in the England team.

The Independent UK

Ben Stokes suffers broken cheekbone in training accident

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The Independent UK

Ben Stokes to miss start of cricket season after training accident

Stokes suffered a broken cheekbone, cuts and bruising last month after being hit in the nets

The Independent UK

What is Rob Key’s masterplan for English cricket? It’s all in the lack of detail

COMMENT: During a turbulent week attempting to explain England’s damning Ashes defeat, the ECB’s director of cricket struggled to articulate where exactly the men’s Test team go from here, writes Lawrence Ostlere

The Independent UK

Cricket’s Tetris calendar is a recipe for player burnout and fan apathy

T20 series between South Africa and New Zealand highlights schedule that is increasingly hard to keep up with

The Guardian - UK

Brendon McCullum and Rob Key ‘very lucky’ to keep their jobs, insists ex-England captain Michael Vaughan

McCullum will stay as head coach and Key as managing director, with Ben Stokes also remaining as skipper

The Independent UK

Ben Stokes throws support behind Brendon McCullum with England rallying cry as ECB confirm backing

Three Lions captain looks ahead to summer Tests amid reflection on ‘hardest period’ of international career

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The Guardian - UK

ECB has taken a risk keeping McCullum and Key, who must now placate the public

Anger remains after England’s heavy Ashes defeat and whatever happens next is on the ECB’s chiefs

The Independent UK

Ben Stokes determined to take England forward after ‘hardest period’ of captaincy

England were soundly beaten 4-1 by Australia in the last Ashes series.

The Independent UK

Ben Stokes sends emotional message to England fans after ‘hardest period of my captaincy journey’

England Test captain Ben Stokes has released an emotional statement on Instagram following the ECB’s decision to stick with head coach Brendon McCullum and managing director Rob Key.

The Independent UK

England admit everything went wrong in the Ashes – so why is nobody to blame?

As Brendon McCullum continues to lead England’s Test team, Cameron Ponsonby examines why so little has changed following a disastrous Ashes series

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Evening Standard

'This isn't football': ECB explain decision to keep faith in Brendon McCullum after Ashes embarrassment

England managing director Rob Key and Test captain Ben Stokes also to remain in roles after review

The Guardian - UK

‘It may not be popular’: England stand by McCullum and Key despite Ashes debacle

The ECB’s review into England’s grisly Ashes defeat has spared head coach Brendon McCullum and managing director of cricket Rob Key

The Independent UK

ECB set for U-turn on interviews of England’s Ashes players before county season

The England and Wales Cricket Board appears ready to reverse plans to block the Test contingent from speaking.

The Independent UK

England’s Ashes squad not available to media ahead of new county season

The domestic season gets under way on April 3.

The Guardian - UK

Brendon McCullum poised to stay on as ECB backs England head coach

The head coach is expected to survive a review triggered by England’s Ashes defeat, as will Rob Key, the managing director of men’s cricket

The Independent UK

Moeen Ali learning from Andrew Flintoff in bid to one day be England head coach

Flintoff is overseeing the second-string Lions’ white-ball tour against Pakistan Shaheens.

The Independent UK

England vs West Indies prediction: T20 World Cup betting tips and odds

Jonathan Doidge takes a look at who will come out on top as the two favourites to win Group C collide in Mumbai

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