Australia v England, 2nd Test, Adelaide

Schedule weighs heavy on England

Dec 4, 2013: The issue of player burnout may be among the most pressing matters confronting Paul Downton when he replaces Hugh Morris as the managing director of England cricket in the new year

England news

Morris to step down from ECB role

Aug 26, 2013: Hugh Morris will step down as managing director - England Cricket to take up the role as chief executive and director of cricket at Glamorgan County Cricket Club

England news

No relaxation on IPL policy - Morris

Jan 27, 2013: England's managing director, Hugh Morris, has stressed there will be no relaxation on the insistence that Test cricket is the priority in the next central contracts to appease players with IPL ambitions

Muddle management failing Pietersen

Aug 7, 2012: England are stronger with Kevin Pietersen in the side but the ongoing sideshow could even threaten his place for the third Test against South Africa

England news

Ashes TV change 'catastrophic' - Hugh Morris

Mar 20, 2010: Hugh Morris has said the return of home Ashes series to the listed event status would be "catastrophic" for the ECB's funding

England news

ECB agrees to T20s against Pakistan in Dubai

Jan 8, 2010: England will play two Twenty20 matches against Pakistan in Dubai next month ahead of their tour of Bangladesh, the ECB confirmed on Friday

England in Bangladesh 2009-10

ECB outlines rotation policy

Sep 28, 2009: England are set to send a weakened squad to Bangladesh for their tour early next year after Hugh Morris confirmed the board would manage the workload of senior players

West Indies in England 2009

No respect for West Indies

Apr 29, 2009: Fazeer Mohammed says that England are still not showing West Indies enough respect

England's coaching vacancy

Morris wants coach search settled by May 6

Apr 5, 2009: Hugh Morris, managing director of England cricket, wants the next national cricket coach to be selected this month

Fallout of the Lahore attack

ECB to monitor security ahead of IPL

Mar 4, 2009: The ECB will monitor the security situation in India ahead of the IPL following yesterday's attack on the Sri Lanka team in Lahore. Centrally contracted England players are due to take part for a three-week period following the tour of West Indies

England leadership crisis

Moores fails to deny KP rift

Jan 3, 2009: Peter Moores has turned down the opportunity to deny the scale of the rift that has formed between him and England's captain, Kevin Pietersen

Pietersen-Moores split?

Morris to step into captain-coach dispute

Jan 2, 2009: Hugh Morris's firefighting skills will be tested once again as he has been entrusted with the responsibility of resolving ongoing difficulties between Kevin Pietersen and Peter Moores

England in India 2008-09

We decided to go as a team - Flintoff

Dec 8, 2008: The England allrounder said the decision to return to India for the two-Test series was not just made by the senior members

England in India 2008-09

ECB monitors India airport alerts

Dec 4, 2008: A nervous ECB is to keep tabs on the developing security situation at India's airports as the England squad fly out to Abu Dhabi to prepare for their two Tests in Chennai and Mohali

England in India 2008-09

No penalty for opting-out - Miller

Dec 1, 2008: England's national selector, Geoff Miller, has paved the way for a weakened squad to return to India ahead of the forthcoming Test series, by insisting that no player will be penalised if they choose the safety-first option

England in India 2008-09

England players 'will not be forced to do anything'

Nov 30, 2008: England's cricketers will not be forced to return to India for the two-Test series between the two countries, Hugh Morris, the ECB's managing director for England cricket, said as the squad arrived back in London

English cricket

ECB firm over player priorities

Nov 23, 2008: The ECB have reiterated that international cricket takes precedent over any IPL deals the England players want to take up

England news

ECB aims to balance one-day riches

Sep 9, 2008: At a time when the money on offer in Twenty20 cricket appears to have no limit, the ECB is working to try and ensure England's Test players are suitably rewarded to keep the longest form of the game as the main priority leading into an Ashes year

The Ashes 2009 and 2010-11

England not keen on six Ashes Tests

Dec 10, 2007: The ECB are set to turn down Cricket Australia's push for six Ashes Tests in 2009-10

Schofield Report recommendations

Hussain slams ECB jobs-for-the-boys approach

Oct 4, 2007: Nasser Hussain, the former England captain turned TV commentator, has criticised the appointment of Hugh Morris and Mike Gatting as the ECB's new managing directors