Bradford champs

Kirsten’s out of the running

By Jon Couch
GARY KIRSTEN has ruled himself out of the running to become England’s next coach after agreeing to take over the reins at Durban Heat.
The 51-year-old former South Africa and India coach was seen as a potential candidate to replace Trevor Bayliss when he steps down in September.
But now Kirsten, who played 101 Tests for South Africa and won the World Cup as India coach in 2011, has announced he will take over at the South African Twenty20 franchise in November.
England director of cricket Ashley Giles said last week he had informally sounded out candidates with a number o...

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