By Luke Baker
TURBULENCE is the status quo at Kent these days – even their most successful seasons are rarely smooth.
On the surface, last term was mostly promising. Second in Division Two was their highest County Championship finish since 2010, and would have earned promotion any other year, while a quarter-final berth in the One-Day Cup was not to be sneered at.
Yet just below the surface, there was club captain and dressing room heartbeat Rob Key’s abrupt April retirement; high performance director Simon Willis’ sudden departure for a job with Sri Lanka in May; and seam...