Former England captain Vaughan urges more resignations after Stokes exit

[p]All-rounder [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/stokes-ben/bqDhqGMG/"]Stokes[/a], 35, announced the end of his reign as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/england/UJC5mtAU/"]England[/a] captain and the finish of his celebrated international career on Sunday during a crushing 160-run defeat by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/new-zealand/G6PWlrQB/"]New Zealand[/a] in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/cricket/england-UJC5mtAU/new-zealand-G6PWlrQB/?mid=hd4ZbmDb"]the third Test at Trent Bridge[/a], a loss that condemned his team to a 2-1 series loss.[/p][p]This latest reverse meant England have now won just two of their last 10 Test matches following defeats by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/australia/OxG0JfXg/"]Australia[/a] and New Zealand and a home draw with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/india/fcOzl2uI/"]India[/a].[/p][p]Vaughan feels "enough is enough", with England's 2005 Ashes-winning skipper telling the [i]Stick to Cricket[/i] podcast: [b]"When I saw that on the fourth evening last week, I went 'nah, we can't accept that' as ex-players in the game.[/b][/p][p][b]"And it was that period that I watched, and I went 'nah, enough is enough'. English cricket has got to be better than that."[/b][/p][embed guid="1878a3e7-a628-4058-b1c8-487b3c011aad" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O97fNyTY_Bs" social-type="youtube" /][p]Key and McCullum, a former New Zealand captain, were under pressure following England's woeful 4-1 Ashes series loss in Australia concluded in January, with Vaughan adding: [b]"I think Baz McCullum is a great guy but he's not a great coach and for England - as ex-players and fans of English cricket - we should be aiming to be the number-one team in the world and at the minute we are ranked seventh.[/b][/p][p][b]"We've won two games in 10 matches, and those two wins have come at Lord’s on a cesspit, and the MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground) which was a two-dayer, so the only two games that we’ve won have been on farmers’ fields (poor pitches). [/b][b]That can't be right.[/b][/p][p][b]"I want change. I've seen enough. I care passionately about English cricket, and I hate watching that, and you can't tell me that the 20-odd thousand (fans) aren't thinking the same," [/b]insisted 51-year-old former Yorkshire batsman Vaughan.[/p][p]"When you've got the opposition in your own back yard laughing at you, enough is enough. We need to move on."[/p][embed guid="631877ad-beba-45ed-a653-5fedd93c001b" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBwe30awlJU" social-type="youtube" /][h2]'Laughable'[/h2][p]Key succeeded Ashley Giles as managing director of cricket in 2022 and oversees the coaching and selection set-up.[/p][p]Key brought in McCullum as England's Test coach in May 2022 but the New Zealander was then appointed across all three formats in September 2024.[/p][p]England's results in white-ball cricket have suffered too, with Vaughan suggesting former England batsman Key's position should also be in doubt.[/p][p][b]"I'm so frustrated watching it, it's laughable," [/b]said Vaughan.[b] "You've got to say that Rob Key's job is on the line. It has to be on the line. It wouldn’t surprise me if Rob Key goes.[/b][/p][p][b]"They're not being well coached. You are telling me if (former England coach) Andy Flower was in charge… this team would be getting the results they are getting? No chance."[/b][/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/cricket/england-UJC5mtAU/india-fcOzl2uI/?mid=E9gMqB8m"]England face India in the first T20 international at Chester-le-Street on Wednesday[/a], but their next Test is not until August's series opener against Pakistan at Headingley.[/p]