Cricket: Parsons is given top role with England.DAVID David, in the Bible David, d. c.970 B.C., king of ancient Israel (c.1010–970 B.C.), successor of Saul. The Book of First Samuel introduces him as the youngest of eight sons who is anointed king by Samuel to replace Saul, who had been deemed a failure. PARSONS has succeeded England coach Peter Moores as the performance director of the England and Wales Cricket Board  The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is the governing body of cricket in England and Wales. .
Parsons has been acting director since Moores took over as England coach and his full-time appointment comes as the ECB See electronic code book. have also appointed Richard Halsall as national fielding coach. Hugh Morris, managing director of England Cricket, said: "David has been acting performance director for the last six months since Peter Moores took over as England coach. "During that time David has ensured the smooth running of the National Cricket Performance Centre at Loughborough University, and has worked closely with Peter Moores to ensure the best possible support and preparation programmes for the England team. "He has played a central role in developing and delivering the England Performance Camp in India in which he has embraced the expertise of coaches such as Martyn Moxon and Ashley Giles." Moores added: "David Parsons has done an outstanding job as acting performance director and I am delighted that he has secured the position on a permanent basis. He will have a very important role to play in developing our future England players." |
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