article_snippet.sent: Alec Stewart admitted Alec Stewart has had no contact with the ECB over the  role of director of cricket at Surrey .
article_snippet.sent: (The) ECB would have to seek permission to speak to Alec Stewart via Surrey. '
article_snippet.sent: Asked if he had had any informal or preliminary discussions with the ECB hierarchy, Alec Stewart added: 'None whatsoever.
highlights_snippet.sent: Alec Stewart says Former England wicketkeeper has had no discussions with the ECB over the role .
  