I MADE KEY MISTAKES

Rob takes blame but only six survive white-ball reset

- MIKE WALTERS

ENGLAND supremo Rob Key shouldered the blame for their World Cup flop, admitting they had "massively underperformed" in India.

Managing director Key delivered a brutally honest verdict on his team's wretched defence of the trophy they won in 2019, saying: "It's harsh if I turn round and blame the captain and coach. I hold myself top of the list of those responsible."

As England began the inevitable cull and named much-changed white-ball squads for next month's one-day and T20 series in the Caribbean, the 50over group contained only six survivors from the World Cup party.

Skipper Jos Buttler remains in charge with Gus Atkinson, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Sam Curran and Liam Livingstone joining him for three ODIs and five T20 dates against West Indies.