article_snippet.sent: It emerged on Thursday that Illingworth incoming ECB chairman Colin Graves Andrew Strauss .
article_snippet.sent: Clearly, if the ECB the ECB are going to land the man who appears to be their first choice then their will have to make the man who appears to be their first choice a supremo with powers not seen since Ray Illingworth’s controversial reign in the early 1990s.
article_snippet.sent: The exact terms of the new position were discussed at Thursday’s meeting of the the ECB management board but if director of England cricket is to be Michael Vaughan then director of England cricket
article_snippet.sent: will command overall responsibility for coaching and selection.
article_snippet.sent: There is no doubt that if the job description had remained the same to that of Downton’s then Strauss, who said  that Pietersen would be interested in the job, would be the outstanding candidate.
article_snippet.sent: Andrew Strauss is another former England captain who is being considered for the role .
article_snippet.sent: Andrew Strauss is widely respected by the England team and management but would be far more comfortable in a suit with distance between Andrew Strauss and the players rather than in a tracksuit at the heart of the dressing room.
article_snippet.sent: CURRENT JOB: Director of cricket at Surrey.
article_snippet.sent: May demand a say in selection.
article_snippet.sent: Broadcaster and columnist.
highlights_snippet.sent: Alec Stewart and Andrew Strauss also being considered for the role .