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- Updated: October 5, 2016
Dougie Brown has stepped down as Warwickshire’s director of cricket by mutual consent.
His departure invites the possibility that Ashley Giles could be enticed back to Warwickshire to take up the role that he relinquished to join England’s coaching set-up.
Giles has made an impact as Lancashire’s director of cricket, with homegrown players at the core, but his impatience with criticism from a minority of supporters has been evident and he retains strong emotional and family ties with Warwickshire where he spent his playing career.
He spends most of the week in a hotel near Manchester and his family still live in Droitwich, 25 miles south of Birmingham. If he expressed an interest, it would be a surprise if Lancashire tried to stand in his way.
Brown’s position seemed strengthened when Warwickshire won the Royal London Cup, following their victory in the NatWest Blast in 2014, but even two trophies in three years could not satisfy the hankering for change among senior figures in the county.
Brown responded philosophically, saying: “The club has a very proud history of challenging for silverware and despite winning the Royal London One-Day Cup this season, failure to qualify for the NatWest T20 …
