article_snippet.sent: The opinions of ECB chairman-elect Colin Graves, new chief executive Tom Harrison and the man they eventually make director of cricket matter far more than what anyone in the Caribbean thinks.
article_snippet.sent: The decision of Graves and Harrison to sack Paul Downton as managing director and announce that they are looking for a new ‘supremo’ to replace Paul Downton has placed Alastair Cook and Peter Moores under more pressure than ever.
article_snippet.sent: By definition, the new powers at the ECB cannot have been happy about the big decisions Paul Downton made in a traumatic 14 months and few were bigger than the move to bring back Peter Moores as coach and the continued backing of Alastair Cook.
article_snippet.sent: It was hoped that the pitch at a National Stadium here that was rebuilt after the devastating hurricane of 2004 would have a bit more pace than Antigua but Alastair Cook
article_snippet.sent: ‘surprise’ at how wet and soft it was, at least on Sunday.