Former England captain Alec Stewart keen to take over as country’s interim coach, says report
Zee News
The ECB board will likely go with the recommendations of former skipper Andrew Strauss, who has been entrusted with the task of recommending how England can recover from one of their worst Ashes humiliations.
With the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) reportedly set to decide on coach Chris Silverwood and his assistant Graham Thorpe’s fate soon in the wake of the Ashes debacle, former cricketer Alec Stewart is said to be keen to take the ‘caretaker charge’ for the three-Test series against the West Indies.
The Test series against the West Indies begins in North Sound, Antigua on March 8 and after a call is taken on Silverwood and Thorpe, the ECB will also announce the squad for the away matches. The ECB board will likely go with the recommendations of former skipper Andrew Strauss, who has been entrusted with the task of recommending how England can recover from one of their worst Ashes humiliations.
The recommendations of the 44-year-old Strauss, who attends the ECB’s board meetings in his role as Chair of the Cricket Committee but does not have voting rights, are expected to have a big say in the decision on Silverwood's future and also the captaincy of Joe Root.