Key interest for T20 WC captaincy

Kent captain Robert Key has expressed his interest in leading England for the World Twenty20, after Andrew Strauss was left out of the squad of 30 for the tournament in June. Kent were beaten finalists in last year's domestic Twenty20 Cup under Key's leadership, and the 29-year-old sees himself as one of several plausible candidates to lead the country.
"I suppose if you look at the squad there is a few of us with captaincy experience, but there are a few things to put right before we get to that," Key told Sky Sports News. "We need to get a coach in and then see who's in the final 15. It would be an unbelievable job [to be captain] -- but there are a few who could do it." Key, who has played 15 Tests and five ODIs for England, is yet to feature in a Twenty20 international.
While Dimitri Mascarenhas and Andrew Flintoff are also among the players in the running to lead England, the selectors have decided against naming a captain as they feel it is more important to review the tour of the West Indies. "There are loads of options for us to go down, Andrew [Flintoff] is one of them," England selector Geoff Miller said. "But he is not particularly comfortable with the Twenty20 game, so we have had to look elsewhere.
"We would have liked the option, but the option is not there -- we made the decision and will stand by that decision. When the team director is in place he will discuss it with the other selectors, and a decision on the captain will be made before May 1."
Kevin Pietersen's name may also be thrown up during the discussions, although the former captain has previously insisted he would not accept the job. Strauss, who will carry on leading the Test and one-day sides, was left out following months of discussions that started well before his match-winning 79 against West Indies in the fourth ODI in Barbados last week, which set up England's first one-day series win in the Caribbean.
Strauss, 32, was only appointed as one-day captain on a temporary basis for the West Indies tour but is set to continue in that role, while sitting out the Twenty20 matches. "It's not his preferred format of the game," ECB's managing director Hugh Morris said. "There have been a number of discussions about this format and the captaincy. It was very much a joint decision."