Will England end ‘arrogance’ and really re-engage with county cricket?
"I think the gap is as wide as it has ever been."
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Analysis England vow to re-engage with county cricket as new season offers hope to Haseeb Hameed, Sam Cook and more Sussex chief Paul Farbrace feels relationship between England and county cricket "needs repairing", accuses hierarchy of "arrogance at times"'; new county insight group will be established with England MD Rob Key saying it was a "mistake" for him not to interact more with domestic game Monday 30 March 2026 15:18, UK "I think the gap is as wide as it has ever been." Sussex head coach and former England assistant Paul Farbrace could have been talking about where Tottenham Hotspur Football Club is compared to where it wants to be. But he was speaking about something much closer to home - the relationship between the England cricket team and the counties that provide its players. England deny Ben Stokes-Brendon McCullum bust-up Ashes review: Rob Key on drinking culture and more Got Sky? Watch cricket live on the Sky Sports app Follow Sky Sports on WhatsApp for news and more Not got Sky? Stream cricket contract-free on NOW "It needs repairing," was Farbrace's take when he appeared on Sky Sports News a day after the England and Wales Cricket Board revealed the findings of a review taken following the 4-1 Ashes drubbing over the winter, a tour blighted by all kinds of errors. Poor shots, poor preparation, poor professionalism. A video appearing to show Ben Duckett drunk during a team beach break in Noosa was an example of the third misstep on that list. Laying out plans for the rebuild - a rebuild that will not only involve winning again but also re-engaging with the cricket-watching public annoyed by recent events - managing director of men's cricket Rob Key and CEO Richard Gould revealed a pledge to form a closer link with a county game that many believe they have flagrantly ignored. With a number of players picked in the 'Bazball' era as punts as opposed to because they have any real red-ball stats behind them - Shoaib Bashir and Josh Hull being two of the...
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