Despite their combined 1177 Test wickets, Anderson, 39, and Broad, 35, have had their futures in doubt since England's 4-0 Ashes loss. They were not named to England's squad for the West Indies tour, in which Joe Root's team lost 1-0.
Key was appointed the England men's cricket managing director on April 17 and has been tasked with overseeing the transition of the team. His first big task would be to appoint the new Test captain after Joe Root stepped down recently.
Stokes has been heavily linked with the vacant England Test captain's position and has spoken about the role as well following his friend and teammate's decision to step down
England have a challenging summer Test season ahead of them beginning with the three-Test series against New Zealand from June 2 and Anderson and Broad could play a vital role in the series if selected.
