Photo: ReutersRod Marsh has resigned as Australia's chairman of selectors in the wake of the test team's 2-0 series loss to South Africa, having been roundly criticised for some of the panel's decisions in recent months. "This is my own decision and no-one within Cricket Australia has pressured me or even suggested that I should do this," Marsh said in a media release. "Clearly, though, it is time for some fresh thinking, just as it is for our test team to welcome some new faces as we build for the future." Marsh, along with fellow selectors Mark Waugh, Trevor Hohns and Darren Lehmann, also Australia's head coach, had been condemned over selection issues this year. CA said they would hold an extraordinary meeting later on Wednesday to appoint an interim replacement for Marsh.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 16, 2016 07:46 UTC