BBC SPORT | Cricket | England | Graveney keen to stay as selector
David Graveney insists he will not quit as England's chairman of selectors despite a disappointing winter.


The team were whitewashed 5-0 in the Ashes series and failed to reach the World Cup semi-finals in the Caribbean.

Coach Duncan Fletcher has already stepped down and Graveney admitted he felt "in a state of limbo".

But he said: "I'm not going to fall on my sword...the priority is to address the mistakes that have been made and to get us playing good cricket again."

Graveney, who never played international cricket during his playing career, has headed the selection panel for the past decade.

And it has been suggested that the Schofield report into the state of the English game, which is due to be published next month, may recommend his replacement with a director of cricket.

The 54-year-old told the Daily Mail newspaper that for the time being, it would be business as usual.

"I've never understood this resigning business. It's up to other people to decide whether I'm still the right man for the job, and if they feel it's time to go then I will just have to go," he said.

"I just know I still feel I can do a job for England. The selection system has come in for criticism and at times it hasn't worked well but other times it has worked very well."

Graveney admitted England had indulged in "too much back-slapping" after the Ashes victory over Australia in 2005, which resulted in him being awarded an OBE.

"We probably thought that we were better than we are, but a lot of progress was made before this winter and we have to get back to that," he added.
The selectors have already named a 25-man performance squad for summer series against West Indies and India, the first of which starts at Lord's on 17 May.