ECB announce new Management plans

At its meeting yesterday, the ECB Management Board endorsed the recommendations contained within the Report of the Chairman of the International Teams Management Group (ITMG), Dennis Amiss, reviewing England's Winter Tours 2002/3

ECB Media Release

13-Jun-2003

The Report reinforced Duncan Fletcher's role as 'Manager' (in addition to Head Coach) of the England Team on tour and for home series and, in so doing, rejected the idea of creating an additional Tour Manager role.

The Report also recommended some areas of fine-tuning and improvement aimed at achieving greater integration of the England Team within the ECB's operations.

The main areas being:

The England Head Coach will now have a direct reporting line to the Director of Cricket Operations (John Carr) as opposed to the Chief Executive, as the DCO is better placed to devote the required time to England Team issues.

The DCO will, in future, be in more frequent direct communication with the England players to ensure they have a clear understanding of the Board's policies, ethos and objectives.

The Team Operations Manager (Phil Neale) will play an enhanced role within the England team management structure, ensuring daily two-way communication between the England touring party and the DCO.

Communication protocols are to be put in place to ensure improved communication on cricketing, administrative and medical issues between England Management, ECB personnel and the Professional Cricketers Association.

It has also been agreed that David Graveney will be submitting a detailed paper for the late August ITMG meeting on proposed selection procedures and policies taking into account the recent change in composition of the Selection Panel.

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