Liam Livingstone has slammed the England hierarchy following his exile from worldwide cricket, saying “no-one cares about you” when you find yourself dropped.
The Lancashire all-rounder has precisely 100 caps for his nation throughout all three codecs however has not featured for over a yr.
In an interview with ESPNCricinfo, the 32-year-old was extremely crucial of his therapy by England director of cricket Rob Key.
He additionally described his time ultimately yr’s Champions Trophy as “the worst expertise I’ve had enjoying cricket” and stated he didn’t miss being concerned within the latest T20 World Cup.
The England and Wales Cricket Board’s Ashes evaluate, masking “tour planning and preparation, particular person efficiency and behaviours” after the 4-1 thrashing in Australia, continues to be ongoing.
Livingstone, reflecting on an absence of communication after his dropping in a short cellphone name by England coach Brendon McCullum in Might, stated: “I don’t suppose it will have reached a minute.
“I requested why; they stated they needed to attempt another person. That was off Baz (McCullum). Brooky (captain Harry Brook) despatched me a textual content.
“Keysy stated nothing, (he) stated ‘I’ll converse to you in the summertime’.
“I really rang him sooner or later, and he stated he was busy at a Take a look at camp at Loughborough after which I didn’t hear off him till the top 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: in case you’re in, you’re in, and in case you’re not in, no-one cares about you.”
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Livingstone, nonetheless in demand on the franchise circuit, with a £1 million IPL deal from Sunrisers Hyderabad and a £350,000 take care of London Spirit in The Hundred, insisted: “I nonetheless consider I’m among the finest gamers in white-ball cricket in England.
“Simply because I’m not enjoying for England, due to a few folks’s opinions, it doesn’t imply that I’m not ok to do it.”
As for lacking the T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka and India, the place Will Jacks carried out properly in Livingstone’s previous position of spinner and hard-hitting batsman, he stated: “I didn’t miss it one bit.
“There wasn’t any a part of me that was wishing I used to be enjoying in that workforce, to be sincere.”
Revealed on Mar 16, 2026