What next for English cricket, the leadership and Stokes?

What next for English cricket, the leadership and Stokes?Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Ben Stokes (right), Brendon McCullum (left) and Rob Key have been at the helm of English cricket since 2022ByMatthew HenryBBC Sport Journalist at Trent BridgePublished3 hours ago257 CommentsEngland men's cricket is in an almighty mess.A first defeat in a home Test series of three or more matches since 2012 and their talismanic captain Ben Stokes has walked away.This series against New Zealand was supposed to be the post-Ashes reset, but now there are even more questions.Is this the end of Bazball? Who will be the next captain? Who else could exit their job?This is the state of play...Who is under scrutiny?To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedFigure caption, England have been 'exposed' - VaughanFormer captain Michael Vaughan is among those to call for further change to England's leadership after Stokes' retirement.Like Stokes, coach Brendon McCullum and managing director Rob Key were only backed to continue by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) hierarchy in March, following a review into the 4-1 Ashes defeat.That review, the decision-making and the future of ECB chief executive Richard Gould will also come into question.England have lost seven of their past nine Tests and have not won a Test series since the end of 2024.Any quick decisions are made less likely by the fact England are in action again on Wednesday, however.With white-ball captain Harry Brook in charge and McCullum coach, England play India in the first of five T20s at Chester-le-Street before three one-day internationals.After the conclusion of those matches, there is exactly a month before England's next Test - the first of a three-match series against Pakistan at Headingley.In the aftermath at Trent Bridge, McCullum maintained he wants to stay. He spoke like a coach expecting to remain in post.Stokes created mome...