Newell extends Notts contract

Mick Newell, Nottinghamshire's director of cricket, has signed a new three-year contract which will keep him at Trent Bridge until the end of the 2008 season.

"The next three years will be a very important time. With an ageing team, there is bound to be a big turnover of players," he said. "The challenge for us is to keep winning while we go through the transitional period."