Paul Downton - the soap opera continues

So Paul Downton has just been sacked. That's not what the ECB statement exactly states but it's fairly clear he was pushed rather than a jump occurred.

I love Twitter. The news was announced there via several sources all trying the be the first at the precise time I was composing a rubbish tweet about the St Kitts game (I can't let it go). I think the Independent newspaper won.

I find the statement quite interesting and it definitely seems like there's more to come. They specifically mentioned a 're-structure' and if the managing director goes, I think it's pretty safe to say the selectors may not be far behind.

The new role of 'Director of England Cricket' is also interesting. They say the new post holder will 'report directly to the Chief Executive'. It seems the incoming Colin Graves is certainly setting his new scene before he takes over as ECB chairman in May.

It had to happen really. The ridiculous soap opera that is English cricket demanded it. The World Cup performance crossed a line that was so low nobody thought it was possible. The direction English cricket was going in was so far from where it so plainly should be that changes had to be made.

Where could this lead for the English cricket fan? Well I must admit that I'm quite enjoying this prolonged saga! I know it's wholly embarrassing and that the rest of the cricketing world must see the ECB as bunch of inept dinosaurs, but to watch from afar, it's like watching an episode of TOWIE (with egg and bacon ties rather than Fred Perry polo shirts). It's great listening to Boycott rant! It's genuinely compelling. And as much as I'd like to see more stability and of course better results, it just makes it all a bit more interesting.

We will wait and see what the future holds.

And as for KP (of course no discussion about the future of English cricket would be complete without a reference to him). No reaction on Twitter yet. I think Jarrod Kimber sums it up when he joked earlier: "There is a PR team currently wrestling with KP trying to stop him pressing send"