HAMMANSKRAAL, SOUTH AFRICA - JANUARY 14: Ian Bell, England batting Coach looks on ahead of the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup warm up match between England and Afghanistan at Mandela Cricket Oval on January 14, 2020 in Hammanskraal, South Africa. (Photo by Matthew Lewis-ICC/ICC via Getty Images) Ian Bell emerges as the leading candidate for the ECB to restore the role of national selector. Following England’s 0-4 loss to Australia last year, the position abolished.
Former England batter Ian Bell is a strong contender for the position of Men’s Cricket Team national selector. After the position controversially abolished last year, Managing Director Rob Key intends to fill it. Bell played 118 Tests and 161 One-day Internationals (ODIs) for England before retiring in 2015.
During his tenure, former Managing Director Ashley Giles eliminated the role of the national selector. In order to “restructure” the team’s selection process. Following the team’s 4-0 series loss to Australia during the Ashes 2021-22. The role of then selector Ed Smith abolished, with head coach Chris Silverwood taking over squad selection.
According to the Daily Mail, Key is now looking to reintroduce the position of national selector, and Bell has emerged as a candidate. It is also believe that the board intends to split the roles for Test and limited-overs cricket, similar to how the coaching team is split. Former New Zealand batter Brendon McCullum is the current Test team head coach. Former Australian women’s team coach Matthew Mott is the current head coach of England’s limited-overs team.
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Some current England players have also played alongside Ian Bell.
Meanwhile, some current England players have previously played alongside Bell in the team, including Ben Stokes, who took over as Test captain from Joe Root, who stepped down following the West Indies series loss. Bell, a former top-order right-hander, is widely regard as one of the greatest English batters of all time.
He made his international debut in 2004 and scored 7,727 runs in Tests at an average of 42.69, including 22 hundreds, the highest of which was 235. In ODIs, he scored 5,416 runs at an average of 37.87, with four hundreds and 35 fifties, and a highest score of 141. In first-class cricket, Bell amassed 20,440 runs, including 57 hundreds and 105 fifties.\
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