Derek Pringle ponders whether ECB will be bold or play it safe in searching for new cricket director
Few would wish to be appointed in such unfortunate circumstances, but the England and Wales Cricket Board are seeking a new director of England cricket following Andrew Strauss’s decision to step down from the role in order to tend to his sick wife.
Strauss, who was appointed three years ago, was pretty much the perfect fit for the role which was created about a decade ago, in the wake of the Schofield Report following England’s whitewash in the 2006/7 Ashes. Replacing him wil...