England cricket chief govt Tom Harrison to step down as a part of shake-up

Because the flip of the 12 months, managing director of males’s cricket Ashley Giles, head coach Chris Silverwood and Check captain Joe Root have all been changed, with the ECB chairmanship presently vacant as properly.

Clare Connor, presently managing director of England girls’s cricket, will take over on an interim foundation, the ECB introduced on Tuesday.

Root resigned final month following England’s 1-0 defeat within the West Indies, which left them with a depressing document of only one win in 17 Checks, and has been changed by all-rounder Ben Stokes.

Former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum was final week appointed as a coach whereas former England batsman Rob Secret is the brand new managing director.

Harrison, who took up his function in 2015, oversaw the introduction of the controversial city-based Hundred competitors, which began final 12 months, and through his tenure, England gained each the boys’s and girls’s 50-over World Cups.

The 50-year-old confronted calls to stop over the ECB’s dealing with of a racism scandal that got here to mild final 12 months.

Harrison mentioned it had been a “enormous honour” to function chief govt.

“Cricket is a rare power for good on this planet and my objective has been to make the sport greater and guarantee extra folks and extra communities in England and Wales really feel they’ve a spot on this sport,” he mentioned.

“The long-term well being of cricket is determined by its capability to develop and stay related and be extra inclusive in an ever-changing world.”

Martin Darlow, interim chairman of the ECB, mentioned: “When the (coronavirus) pandemic struck, it was Tom’s management that introduced the sport collectively and saved us from the worst monetary disaster the game has ever confronted.

“He has all the time put the pursuits of the sport first and labored to guide necessary change to make our recreation extra accessible and inclusive, although everyone knows there may be nonetheless far more work to do “