Gooch to apply for selector job
The 5-0 drubbing Down Under last year prompted an overhaul of English cricket
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Monday, 10, Dec 2007 09:45
England legend Graham Gooch is considering becoming a chief selector.
David Graveney is the current chairman of England selectors but the job will be changed to a full-time national selector.
Gooch, England's all-time runs scorer, has revealed he will apply for the position.
"I am considering the position," the 54-year-old said.
"The job is an attractive one in as much as if you're keen on helping English cricket and have been involved in the game, as I have down the last three decades, it's the sort of job that would interest you.
"But there are a number of unknowns that I would need to get clarified before I, maybe, would put my hat in the ring."
Gooch, who has previously a selector, currently works as a radio pundit.
The former Essex batsman averaged 42.58 for England and hit a memorable 333 against India at Lords in 1990.
The national selector position was created following the Schofield report, which looked into the state of English cricket after last year's Ashes whitewash and the disappointing World Cup campaign in the Caribbean.
The national selector would stay with the England team for the warm-up matches prior to the first Test rather than travel with the team for the entire tour.
The radical changes would end the policy of the captain and coach choosing the final 11 on tour.
England team managing director Hugh Morris said the closing date for applications was next Tuesday and short-listed candidates would be interviewed in January.
England's first series under the new chief selector would be the three Test matches in New Zealand in March.