3 min readMar 23, 2026 10:29 PM IST England coach Brendon McCullum, Test captain Ben Stokes and Director of Cricket Rob Key have all retained their positions after a review of England’s poor Ashes series was conducted by the England and Wales Cricket Board. The Ashes tour, which the English media propped up as a good opportunity for the visitors to finally win on Australian shores ended up being a 4-1 thrashing – and a series that was marred by England’s poor preparation, off-field controversies and dismal performances on the field. Asked about the review and why McCullum continued to keep his position as coach, Rob Key said that after reflection, England believed they had the best personnel for the job. “Don’t underestimate how heartbreaking this winter has been for us. For all the fans that went out there (Ashes). We had so much optimism to win a historic series in Australia and it didn’t happen. All the thinking we had done, every waking moment, trying to go and beat a strong Australian side… it …