Home-grown is the way forward

As the speculation surrounding Troy Cooley’s replacement as England bowling coach rumbles on, Mike Selvey says in The Guardian that only a home-grown coach will do for the job. This would rule out South Africa’s Allan Donald, who has been closely linked with the role – but Selvey wonders if he has even got the qualifications to do the job.

The job as specified … goes beyond simply the needs of the England team. There is Academy work, time spent with representative age groups and around the counties. In real terms Donald probably falls down on three of the last four stated requirements.