Surrey's youth policy starts at the top

Paul Newman speaks to Surrey's Richard Thompson, who, at 43, is the youngest chairman in county history. Read the interview in the Daily Mail.

Thompson certainly has a challenge on his hands. He runs a media rights and talent management company called Merlin Elite but he has no magic wand as he attempts to awaken the sleeping giant that is Surrey. They are the biggest and wealthiest of all counties but are without a trophy in eight years and are languishing in the second division of the Championship. Crucially, they have not produced an England Test player since Mark Butcher.