Liam Livingstone slams England cricket regime, saying ‘no-one cares about you’ and ‘I do not miss it’

Liam Livingstone has given a scathing account of his dealing with by the present England regime, claiming “no-one cares about you”.

Livingstone has precisely 100 caps for his nation throughout all three codecs however has not featured for his nation in over a yr and appears resigned to issues staying that method.

In an interview with ESPN Cricinfo, the 32-year-old was extremely crucial of his interactions with director of cricket Rob Key and described his time finally yr’s Champions Trophy as “the worst experience I’ve had playing cricket”.

Sky Sports activities Information understands the England and Wales Cricket Board don’t imagine Livingstone’s England profession is over and he’ll stay into consideration if he performs nicely.

The ECB’s Ashes evaluate, overlaying “tour planning and preparation, individual performance and behaviours” after the 4-1 thrashing Down Beneath over the winter, remains to be ongoing.

Livingstone: ‘I do not miss it’ taking part in for England

Describing an absence of communication after his dropping in a short cellphone name by head coach Brendon McCullum final Might, Livingstone stated: “I do not suppose it could have reached a minute.

“I requested why; they stated they needed to strive another person. That was off Baz. Brooky (captain Harry Brook) despatched me a textual content.

“Keysy said nothing, said I’ll speak to you in the summer. I actually rang him one day, and he said he was busy at a Test camp at Loughborough and then I didn’t hear off him until the end of September.

“That most likely sums that group up as a collective. That was a little bit of an eye-opening expertise concerning the group and the regime.

“If you’re in, you’re in, and if you’re not in, no-one cares about you. That put my mind at ease that my cricket was going to be more enjoyable going forward.

“I used to be asking for assist and just about all I received was that I care an excessive amount of and I want to sit back out just a little bit.”

Sky Sports activities Information understands the ECB really feel Livingstone has wrongly interpreted that dialog.

The massive-hitting all-rounder stays in demand on the franchise circuit, together with a £1m IPL deal from Sunrisers Hyderabad and a £350,000 bid from London Spirit finally week’s Hundred public sale.

“I still believe I’m one of the best players in white-ball cricket in England,” Livingstone stated. “Just because I’m not playing for England, because of a couple of people’s opinions, it doesn’t mean that I’m not good enough to do it.”

As for his absence from the latest T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka and India, the place England reached the semi-finals, dropping to India, Livingstone added: “I didn’t miss it one bit.

“There wasn’t any a part of me that was wishing I used to be taking part in in that crew, to be sincere.”

What did Livingstone and Key say last summer?

In an interview with Sky Sports News last summer, Livingstone said that “no one has actually reached out to me to inform me what I have to do or any the reason why”.

Responding to that suggestion on an episode of the Sky Sports activities Cricket Podcast, Rob Key jokingly stated: “I saw something (Livingstone) said the other day that he’s not heard anything since being dropped. I don’t know if he’s got a phone, if he’s allowed to ring, he’s 32 years of age – it’s not hard.

“If you wish to discover out the place you might be, you have received my quantity mate.

“He’s a fantastic cricketer and you want someone like Liam Livingstone around. He just needs to find that consistency.”