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Former Australia batter 'emerges as frontrunner' to become England managing director

Former Australia international Marcus North is reportedly the frontrunner to replace Ashley Giles as England's managing director.

Giles was sacked in the wake of England's humiliating 4-0 defeat to Australia in the Ashes, along with head coach Chris Silverwood and assistant coach Graham Thorpe. Sir Andrew Strauss has been tasked with finding Giles' replacement and the ECB are hoping to appoint a new managing director next month.

Several names have been linked with the vacancy, but the Times are reporting that North is the 'favourite' to get the job. North played a total of 24 matches for Australia across all formats and has been Durham's director of cricket since 2018.

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