Rob Key on England's T20 hopes 🤔 | Sky Sports Cricket Vodcast with Nasser & Athers 💪 

This is basically a lockdown vodcast but rob key has an ecb branded background

I gotta say it makes me happy just to see trio of you.

Rob key is perfect example of you don’t need a successful international career to be a successful MD… If you have a vision then surely you can change

This was really good, great insight from Rob and good vibes between three people who are clearly friends

This was a proper discussion. Having an official being that expansive with his thinking and challenging the interviewer with Ath and Nas coming back at him was superb. I know they know each other well which created comfort but I was a kookaburra skeptic and this was educational. Rob Key giving clear details of the why was excellent. Thanks boys!

I saw Underwood play against India in 1972 at Calcutta, Eden Gardens. It was the first time I went to a cricket test match and I cannot forget the ambience in the ground with a hundred thousand or more spectators howling with every England wicket falling. Underwood bowled well but English fast bowlers Chris Old and Bob Cottam did most of the damage to Indian batting. At that time India won against England very infrequently ,even in India. India had three great spinners Bishen Bedi, Prasanna and Chandrasekhar who were in great form and India managed to defeat England, almost a second eleven with Tony Lewis, a debutant leading the English side. I will never forget the madness of the crowd who all came inside the ground and danced and hugged the pitch after the match was over. I t seems it happened yesterday.

I always shake my head about the Poms going on about the 2005 ashes. The real bottom line is that if Glen Mcgrath had not rolled his ankle, and Ponting had not had a total brain freeze at one toss, then Australia would have won that series as well. 2010/2011 fair enough, but 2005 series has been totally overblown! (And even then Warne took 40 wickets and almost won that series on his own).

Derek Underwood was as Rob says, a lovely man. Back in the late 80's, he was part of a full Kent side that played two benefit matches against my local team in Paddock Wood; later, Deadly moved to the town and lived there for many years until his passing. A couple of years back, with cricket at the ground threatened due to the building of a new leisure centre, a charity match was organised to highlight the issue - Deadly's wife brought him round to lend his support. Despite his dementia making his memory poor, Derek did remember playing there and was full of praise for the facilities. He drank tea, ate cake and chatted to those of us there as if we were old friends. As Rob says, a quietly spoken, polite and extremely friendly man who was a giant of the game - averaged under 26 per wicket in tests, which was a remarkable achievement. Nice to hear the guys paying tribute here.

I cant argue with a point Rob made. More difficult pitches for bowling will improve the standard of bowling. Simple.

I totally back Key with this. As an England fan I want us to do well/be competitive everywhere and in all conditions.

A good interview. Nas didn’t hold back his punches and I generally think he’s an astute thinker/pundit of the game but he seems to be straw manning Rob’s arguments here

If Keysie wants 85 mph bowlers, why on earth does he keep picking Ollie Robinson?

Brilliant journalism.i wish we could have the head coach/director put in the spot like that in India

This is better than watching gazilion IPL matches for the next 2 months non stop.

Great to see the 3 lads back together, I missed Robs wit when he left.

Ideal T20 15: Alternate 15 Jos Buttler Ben Duckett (W) Alex Hales Dawid Malan Phil Salt (W) (C) Ollie Pope Will Jacks Tom Abell Harry Brook Tom Cohler Cadmore Liam Livingstone Ben Stokes Moeen Ali Tom Curran David Willey Matthew Potts Chris Woakes Gus Atkinson Mark Wood Adil Rashid Jofra Archer Reece Topley --------------------------------------------------------------- Sam Curran Tymal Mills Jonny Bairstow Zak Crawley Dan Mousley John Turner / CJ Jordon

These interviews are a breath of fresh air. More interviews should be conducted between friends. It leads to more honest and open answers as they are clearly comfortable with challenging each other and getting stuck into stuff. Rob Key has been an excellent director of cricket. Always love listening to his insights.

Logically spoken , I like the mentality

I love how Rob gets abuse but his thought process is sound and the only way England will become a force in world cricket again is to stop banging their heads against a brick wall doing the same old things year after year. The whole grass roots system needs changing as well and to be much much more inclusive to all children, not just those wealthy enough to play!

We should move on from Jofra Archer. If he’s fit enough to play cricket abroad now but Key is talking about him taking it easy and maybe next year..?! Come on, it’s ridiculous.

Wonderful to see these 3 are podcast ♥️♥️

Love you guys! Love every bit of this podcast.

Good to see Nas pushing back 🎉

Keys make such a valid point at the end you want to identify the talented players early and currently there are alot of mediocre players looking like gems who then get found out quickly in international cricket.

enjoyed it, professional and best in business.

Sir cook won ashes down under & in india. With the highest scorer in both series

Started watching these during the Ind-eng series 2024 and will be here. These are so good.

Don’t agree with Key that England has been a middling test team England team of 2009 which went on to win Ashes in Aus then in India 2012 was a very good team

Eng WC team: Salt Buttler Jacks Brook Stokes Livingstone Curran Jordan Wood Rashid Archer

Can selectors get right balance without Stokes/Archer?

Excellent as always

I think that comment about 40 years of middling England teams touched a few nerves including his own.

great podcast

Rob Key talks well but it is clear the England team play in another way ie their own game . This is the difference . Rob Key has no say the way England plays . Even if he does talk to Stokes and Macallum and says what he has just said here ….they don’t listen . That’s clear now .

managing director of ECB discussing cricket..... while when you do podcast with BCCI or PCB cricketers they discuss what they eat what they watch on there phones this is why cricket is being loved in eng or aus... and it is not in asian

"If you explain the magic, it loses the magic." We havent won at all.

1:22 😂

Fair play to Key trying to change things Same pundits will criticise when we lose abroad Do same things get same results

Listening to them is a therapy!!!!

Can’t miss Rob s vodcast

Qualiity cricketers will come through the system whether ure playing with a kookaburra or a dukes, the test of time shows that. The best test sides play with a balance, attack when need to, soak up pressure when need to and play to the situation and conditions as and when required, this current england side doesnt do that and doesnt think a test shud last 5 days, and thats why their bottom of the test championship, as nasser said, this side needs to start learning its lesson and getting results.

RE: Ball. The ROTW should use The Duke

This is refreshing

Vodcast?

English Cricket is in great hands.

In order to accommodate the ever injured Jofra Archer England have let go off committed cricketers like David Willey... Don't know what to tell for ECB

38 minutes for the test format, thumbnail starts at 38

Keys doesn’t want 75 mph bowling keeper standing up, but that’s excactly what Robinson was bowling in India. Makes sense

I don't understand why Stokes doesn't like draws , surely to god a few draws would get them of bottom of league.

south africa is most likely to win this wc probably won’t, even if they play in texas it’ll probably rain

I don't understand the mindset of so many old guard in Cricket, even Nas who I swear was pretty much backing England after the Ashes and most of India but now seems to be just focusing on pure win rate. I'm sorry but most England fans would prefer this style of cricket compared to the Root era and that of the 80s/90s! Nas is one of those who thinks you need a team of hardworking players along with 3 or 4 superstars who will get the team over the line and Keysie wants to get a team of players who can all be match winners on any given day....Its like Nas has a purely English mentality and Keysie is looking at Australia of the past and creating that mindset. To make a big change you have to reset and change everything. Ferguson at United, gets all the plaudits for being the best ever and what they won under him....the guy after 3 seasons was 1 match away from being sacked and having won nothing, fans were sending his wife death threats to their home phone....But the man had a vision and stuck with it and look how long his legacy lasted!!! Even Wenger done the same, completely changed Arsenal from boring to the most beautiful football in the league for decades!!!! You have to stick with a vision and I for one believe in Rob Keys!!!

I disagree with Key, who I do admire, but our batters have been the main issue in the Test side. Sticking with certain players who get one good score in 6-8 innings isn't helping. They are happy to switch the bowlers around a lot & they've been consistent bowling & saving the batters every innings. I don't Agree with Nas about Burns, Sibley & Lees as they've all been given a lot of chances for England & theyve failed miserably. MENTALITY - is the difference between a Domestic talented player & an International player. Thats what they need to be looking at & how quickly they can adapt to different scenarios & have the common sense that play the situation not the mantra. Hope its a good 2024-25 season

Where is Wardy

This guy genuinely wants English cricket to do well

Rob “Y’know” Key

Rob Kookaburra Key 😂😂😂. Athers isnt usually this funny. Whats going on?! Surely not his joke? Well in

Keys: T20 is tough because you bowl 4 overs 😮😮😮😮 is he on something???

Best podcast. I like how Atherton goes deep into the details and does not shy away from asking tough question. It helps me understand how the game works so much better.

When betting sites are sponsoring County teams can't expect anything good from England cricket

Old gang is back!!

Rob Key promoted far beyond his capabilities

Athers could have made his bed!

Respect key, but sorry, he's got this wrong. Absolute garbage these recent county games. Looking forward to the duke's back tomorrow, and a summer of swing

Make short videos or by parts the whole video.

England don't have a chance. So up their own arses and bogged down with analysts and pscho-babble and players needing a rest due to 'overwork' after 2 X 20 over games. India to win.

Painful from Nasser at times, pre prepared questions not listening to Key's answers

Enjoy this one too...well done lads

McGrath was 86 mph