The director of cricket says that Ben is better than he thought.
In May, after taking over, he led England to a trio of wins, including a victory over New Zealand.
A new, attacking approach was implemented by both the new coach and the old one.
Key didn't think it would work like this.
It's been great to see and there will be times when it won't work.
England had a run of one win in 17 Tests under Key's leadership.
The change has been instantaneous.
Key said he wasn't mad on the phrase.
I don't like it because it devalues what Ben and Brendon have done.
The difference is that they've been premediated almost and methodical in the way they've spoken to people.
ndon will sometimes say to one of the players "I can't get to the ground, give us a lift" and that's when he's doing his work with them
They've made sure to use the right terminology and that's what makes them feel confident.
Even though he had never coached a first-class team, the former New Zealand captain was given the job.
Key thought he had two choices.
Is it necessary for the England team to have a real hard taskmaster who is going to be tough on them and drive them in that way?
They need someone to take the pressure off them.
"I wanted someone who, with the talented players that we had, just freed them up a bit and got them out there to be the best players they could be."
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