Nick Hoult

Rob Key was wearing his golf gear but the mood was far from jolly. There was barely concealed anger at Ben Stokes and those listening to Key’s press conference in the Long Room at the Oval were left with little doubt he was prepared to jettison the England captain.

Ollie Robinson is a major doubt for the second Test against New Zealand on Wednesday after sustaining a knee injury in training, adding to the chaos surrounding England's preparations.

Nick Hoult, Will Macpherson of The Telegraph Ollie Robinson is a major doubt for the second test against New Zealand, starting Wednesday

Brendon McCullum used the word "concern" eight times and "care" five times when referring to Ben Stokes , but at no point did he offer a route out of this mess for England's Test captain.

Joe Root rated his chances of ever captaining England again at "0.1 per cent" but there is now a strong possibility he leads them into the Ashes next summer.

Joe Root rated his chances of ever captaining England again at “0.1 per cent” but there is now a strong possibility he leads them into the Ashes next summer.

After a faintly farcical Lord's Test and a week of scandal, England needed a day of hard-fought Test cricket to snap them back to reality.

It did not take long for the harsh reality of the England captaincy to come back and bite Joe Root.

Remember when England were the masters of the Test run chase? The aura has dimmed a lot since those early, innocent days of the Bazballers and even

The end was mercifully quick. New Zealand, in boiling hot temperatures in south London, wrapped up the second Test within 48 minutes of day five to achieve one of their biggest ever wins over England.