Xtra Time Web Desk: The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Tuesday announced a restructure of its selection system for men’s international teams. As part of the restructure, the role of National Selector, currently held by Ed Smith will end after April.
This new structure, developed by Managing Director, England Men’s Cricket, Ashley Giles, will give clear accountability to the England Men’s Head Coach, Chris Silverwood, who will have overall responsibility for future squad selections from this point.
The Head Coach and the respective red-ball and white-ball Captains, Joe Root and Eoin Morgan, will continue to work together on selecting the final playing eleven.
Supporting this system will be a resource that will provide intelligence from performance analysis, talent ID, scouting, medical and sports science.
There will be further input from the England Men’s Performance Director, Mo Bobat and James Taylor, who will see his job title change from England Selector to Head Scout. Coaches aligned to the men’s international teams will all feed into this process.
Ashley Giles, Managing Director, England Men’s Cricket, said:
“I would like to personally thank Ed for his contribution to the England men’s teams over the past three years. Ed’s input has helped deliver successes for all our England Teams, and he has worked with commitment and professionalism throughout his time as National Selector. I wish him well in his future endeavours.
“The new structure also makes lines of accountability much clearer, with Chris Silverwood, as Head Coach, taking ultimate responsibility for picking England senior men’s squads.”