Giles steps down as England selector, Newell takes over

LONDON (Reuters) - Ashley Giles has stepped down as an England selector and Mick Newell will take his place on the panel, the England and Wales Cricket Board said on Friday.

Giles steps down as England selector, Newell takes over

(Reuters)





Former England spinner Giles was recently overlooked for the national team's director of cricket job and Peter Moores was appointed to the role on Saturday.

"Ashley Giles has informed ECB today that he intends to step down from the panel and I would like to thank him for all his hard work and dedication to the England cause over the past six years both as a selector, and more recently as our Limited Overs Coach," chairman of selectors James Whitaker said in an ECB statement.

"We welcome Mick to the panel and his passion, cricketing knowledge and in-depth understanding of our county game will be invaluable as we seek to identify potential international talent and develop outstanding England teams across all three formats of the game."

The 49-year-old Newell has coached English county Nottinghamshire for the past 12 years.

Giles, former director of cricket at Warwickshire, was in charge of England's one-day teams from 2012 until this year's World Twenty20 tournament in Bangladesh when they failed to get past the group stage.

(Reporting by Ed Osmond, editing by Ken Ferris)


Share

1 min read

Published

Updated

Source: Reuters


Share this with family and friends


Get SBS News daily and direct to your Inbox

Sign up now for the latest news from Australia and around the world direct to your inbox.

By subscribing, you agree to SBS’s terms of service and privacy policy including receiving email updates from SBS.

Download our apps
SBS News
SBS Audio
SBS On Demand

Listen to our podcasts
An overview of the day's top stories from SBS News
Interviews and feature reports from SBS News
Your daily ten minute finance and business news wrap with SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves.
A daily five minute news wrap for English learners and people with disability
Get the latest with our News podcasts on your favourite podcast apps.

Watch on SBS
SBS World News

SBS World News

Take a global view with Australia's most comprehensive world news service
Watch the latest news videos from Australia and across the world