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Duo not out after shambles
Irish Daily Mirror
|March 24, 2026
THE England and Wales Cricket Board has defended its decision to back Brendon McCullum and Rob Key - insisting their futures could not be settled by a football-style “popularity campaign”.
The governing body promised a “thorough review” into England's resounding 4-1 Ashes defeat Down Under, a tour plagued by criticisms of sloppy preparation, excessive drinking and selection mistakes.
But the ECB concluded evolution under McCullum, as head coach, and Key (below), as managing director, is preferable to swinging the axe.
This story is from the March 24, 2026 edition of Irish Daily Mirror.
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