What's in Rob Key's in tray as new England MD?

Tuesday sees Rob Key officially start his new job as managing director of England men's cricket, but what awaits him in his in tray?

Key is tasked with correcting a slide that has seen England win only one of their last 17 Test matches, a run which included a 4-0 Ashes drubbing over the winter that cost his predecessor Ashley Giles and head coach Chris Silverwood their jobs.

And that's where Key's work will start, with the search for a new head coach...

This is the biggest task that awaits Key, and the one his era as managing director is likely to be defined by.

"The next three or four decisions Key makes will be vital for the future of our cricket," Nasser Hussain told Sky Sports News upon Key's appointment. "That's one thing [former MD] Andrew Strauss did well early.

"He got those big decisions right. He brought in Trevor Bayliss [as coach], he got that absolutely spot on."

Bayliss was instrumental in leading England's white-ball revolution as they went from World Cup no-hopers in 2015 to winners in 2019, though the Test team did stagnate somewhat under his watch.

Is the job too much for one man? Could the coaching roles be split for red-ball and white-ball cricket?

Key has previously stated that would be his preference, saying on the Sky Cricket podcast in February: "I would split the coaching. Not because it's a lot of work but because it's two very different teams at two different times.

"The [white-ball] team could do with a facilitator coach who can just keep delivering what they're doing but challenge them. The Test team needs a completely different style of coach - a driver of culture and environment."

Now Key just needs to decide precisely who he wants to place behind the wheel?

As important as Bayliss'