Luke Wright will leave his role as a selector after next month’s Twenty20 World Cup in the first major change within the England hierarchy following their comprehensive Ashes defeat in Australia.
Amid speculation over the futures of Rob Key, the men’s director of cricket, and Brendon McCullum, head coach in all formats, Wright has made the call to leave, citing the travel demands of the position with a young family. Wright toured with England during the Ashes but is not present in Sri Lanka. He will fly out for the World Cup, with England’s campaign beginning on 8 February against Nepal in Mumbai.
