MCC 'more human, not so aloof'

Mike Atherton meets Mike Brearley, the former England captain who was named as MCC's new president in May. In a wide-ranging piece, Brearley looks ahead to the future - and Atherton is convinced the MCC could not be in safer hands:

"The appointment of Keith Bradshaw [the Tasmanian chief executive of the MCC] could not have happened 20 years ago. He's very forward-thinking and keen to keep Lord's and the MCC relevant. In short, the MCC has become, I think, more obviously human, not so aloof and distant."

Read the full piece at the Sunday Telegraph.