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England's Players and Managaement Face Performance Review After Lopsided Ashes Loss in Australia
The England and Wales Cricket Board will review tour planning, leadership, and player performance after a disappointing 4-1 Ashes series loss, with changes planned before upcoming international events.
- As Australia wrapped up the fifth Test at the SCG, the England and Wales Cricket Board launched a thorough review immediately after England's 4-1 Ashes defeat, with Richard Gould, chief executive of the ECB, promising `necessary changes over the coming months`.
- After a 4-1 series result, questions about England's warm-up matches and the Noosa stag do fueled criticism, prompting the ECB to launch an immediate review.
- The review will cover planning and behaviour, examining tour preparation, individual performance, and scrutinising Rob Key and Brendon McCullum, while Gould called the result `deeply disappointing`.
- A thorough review of the campaign is already underway, with the England and Wales Cricket Board focusing on regaining the Ashes in 2027 and thanking travelling supporters and Cricket Australia.
- Opinion is split over McCullum's future, with Geoffrey Boycott calling Rob Key, McCullum and Ben Stokes `three stooges` and Ben Stokes backing McCullum's role.
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England's players and management face performance review after lopsided Ashes loss in Australia
SYDNEY (AP) — England's players and management are undergoing a performance review following the 4-1 Ashes series defeat in Australia, with England Wales Cricket Board chief executive Richard Gould vowing to “implement the necessary changes" over coming months.
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