Apparently the ECB will step up their attempts to appoint Paul Downton’s successor this week. They’ve yet to reveal the job description, but most pundits expect it to be a narrower role than the one Downton screwed up so badly. Instead of managing a bit of this and a bit of that – or mismanaging in Downton’s case – the new man will focus exclusively on the Alastair Cook’s XI. The ECB will give the job a fancy name, but the role is essentially going to be...