 and a decent understanding of data. They will head up a team of scouts and work with Rob Key, England's managing director of men's cricket, the coaches and captains, Mo Bobat and David Court, who help identify the next best players. At 37, Wright's 20-year county career is drawing to a close. He is still a contracted T20 player with Sussex, but is building a coaching career, with particular links to New Zealand, where his wife is from. He worked with the Black Caps on their white-ball tour of Europe this summer, and is spending his winter coaching Auckland in New Zealand's domestic competitions.){kind=link}
There is no desperate urgency to appoint a selector, with England’s squads for their most important assignments this winter selected
The former England all-rounder Luke Wright is in the frame to become the new national selector following the withdrawal of Alec Stewart.
Stewart confirmed on Wednesday that he will remain with Surrey, where he just masterminded a second Championship title in four years, and appointed a coaching staff headed up by Gareth Batty.
He had been considered the preferred candidate for the role, but a combination of personal reasons and a commitment to Surrey have seen him withdraw before the final interview stage. Stewart had previously ruled himself out of the running for other senior England roles, including head coach and director of cricket.
That has brought Wright, one of a handful of remaining candidates, into the frame. Steve Harmison, the former England bowler, is among those through to the second round of interviews, while it is understood that Mark Alleyne, who coaches Gloucestershire and Welsh Fire, was interviewed but not awarded the job.