Livingstone has not represented since England in March last year and does not see himself being selected again under director of cricket Rob Key and head coach Brendon McCullum.
Livingstone has not represented since England in March last year and does not see himself being selected again under director of cricket Rob Key and head coach Brendon McCullum.
The 32-year-old was dropped from side after loss of form but claims he had no support from management when he wen to ask for help with his game.
Speaking in an interview with ESPNCricinfo: “I was asking for help and pretty much all I got was that I care too much and I need to chill out a little bit, and everything will take care of itself.
“Where I come from, it’s not an easy route to get to play for your country. For someone to keep telling you that you care too much is… it’s probably a bit way off the mark, to be honest, with what you go through and parents sacrificing so much for years on end to get you to realise your dream.
“When things don’t go right, of course you’re going to care; if I didn’t care, then I probably wouldn’t want to play the sport.
“I thought I had a really good summer, leading into the winter when we went to the West Indies. Obviously things didn’t go well in India and Pakistan, but they weren’t going well for anyone.
“I was just trying to ask for help to get better: what do they see that isn’t going right? You’d hit a couple out of the middle of the bat and they’d go, ‘Great, you found it. Let’s go back to the hotel’.
“It wasn’t the most enjoyable experience for me. If you’re asking me about my hopes going forward, all I would say is I want to enjoy playing cricket, and I’m not going to do something that isn’t enjoyable.”
While discarded by England, Livingstone is still in demand in T20 franchise leagues around world and is getting reading for stint in the IPL with Sunrisers Hyderabad.
