Key Facts

• Marcus North played 21 Test matches for Australia and participated in two Ashes series.
• He has been director of cricket at Durham since 2018 and also played first-class cricket for several English counties.
• North is expected to replace Luke Wright, who served as England selector for over three years and left by personal choice.
• The selector role involves helping pick England squads, selecting players for the England Lions team, working with county teams, and leading talent scouts.
• England’s cricket selection process currently involves head coach Brendon McCullum, director of cricket Rob Key, captains Ben Stokes and Harry Brook, plus performance director Ed Barney and head of player identification David Court.
• The appointment is not yet finalized and the England and Wales Cricket Board has not made an official comment.
• Around 80 candidates applied for the selector role, with criteria including experience in international and first-class cricket, talent identification skills, and understanding data analytics.
• England is preparing for a Test match against New Zealand in June, with a new squad possibly including players like Emilio Gay and James Rew as possible openers.