Alec not pitching for England role

ALEC

- By RORY DOLLARD

Stewart is not banking on a role in England’s post-Ashes rebuild, insisting “there isn’t a job to say yes or no to”.The former England captain has resumed work as Surrey’s director of cricket having stepped away to care for his late wife and has just been announced as the new president of the Cricketers' Trust.

As well as taking on the ambassadorial role with the independent charitable arm of the Professional Cricketers' Association, he has been tipped as a potential candidate should the national side seek fresh off-field leadership in the wake of their damaging defeat Down Under.

And while he backs the England and Wales Cricket Board’s ongoing review, which promises to explore “tour planning and preparation, individual performance and behaviours”, he tiptoed around the idea that he could form part of the solution.