Liam Livingstone has hit out at the England hierarchy following his exile from international cricket, claiming "no one cares" when a player is dropped.

Livingstone has earned 100 caps across all three formats for his country since making his debut in June 2017, but has not featured for England in over a year. 

The 32-year-old's last appearance came in the Champions Trophy, where England lost all three of their matches, and proved to be a tournament in which Livingstone struggled. 

He described that tournament in Pakistan as the "worst experience I've had playing cricket", adding that he did not miss being involved in the recent T20 World Cup. 

The England and Wales Cricket Board's (ECB) Ashes review, covering tour planning and preparation, individual performance and behaviours after a 4-1 loss in Australia, is still ongoing.

But Livingstone's anger came from two phone calls with England coach Brendon McCullum and director of cricket Rob Key, saying neither lasted over a minute. 

"I don't think it would have reached a minute," Livingstone said of the phone calls. 

"I asked why; they said they wanted to try someone else. That was off Baz [McCullum]. Brooky [captain Harry Brook] sent me a text.

"Keysy said nothing, [he] said, 'I'll speak to you in the summer'.

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"I actually rang him one day, and he said he was busy at a Test camp at Loughborough, and then I didn't hear from him until the end of September.

"That probably sums that group up as a collective.

"That was a bit of an eye-opening experience for the group and the regime: If you're in, you're in, and if you're not in, no one cares about you."

The all-rounder remains in demand on the franchise circuit, with both Indian Premier League side Sunrisers Hyderabad and London Spirit of the Hundred offering deals to Livingstone. 

He added: "I still believe I'm one of the best players in white-ball cricket in England.

"Just because I'm not playing for England, because of a couple of people's opinions, doesn't mean that I'm not good enough to do it."

As for missing the T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka and India, where Will Jacks performed well in Livingstone's old role of spinner and batsman, he said: "I didn't miss it one bit.

"There wasn't any part of me that was wishing I was playing in that team, to be honest."