Farbrace named England assistant
The appointment of Paul Farbrace as England's assistant coach has been confirmed by the ECB

Paul Farbrace will be in England colours when Sri Lanka arrive for their tour next month • AFP
Cook ready to build new England culture
Alastair Cook, England's captain, said he was pleased to have a new coaching set-up in place after Paul Farbrace was confirmed as Peter Moores' assistant. Speaking after Essex's drawn Championship match against Surrey, Cook was keen to start work on "the culture you want to create" with the England side.
Cook, who spoke to Surrey's coach, Graham Ford, to get some insight on Farbrace, added that there were encouraging signs around the county circuit for England.
"Graham Ford was here this week and on the rainy day on Sunday I was quizzing him a little about 'Farby' and everyone I've spoken to about him speaks very highly about him," Cook said. "He's a good addition because he hasn't really been involved in an England set-up before and he'll have some good ideas and he'd also experienced a hell of a lot coaching Sri Lanka.
"The split coaching was tough, people found it hard but now we've got a change of regime, a new energy has come in. Of course they'll have to work on their relationship but they're good people and it should be fine.
"I'm happy it's all sorted and you're glad you can start making plans, start making those first steps as a side and the culture you want to create. As a side to come a successful side doesn't come by just changing a few personnel. It takes a lot of hard work, a lot of time and effort to do that.
"But looking at county scores the last few weeks people are scoring big hundreds, taking wickets and that's exciting. People are realising there are places up for grabs and trying to grab them."