Gale unveiled as Gillespie’s successor as Yorkshire coach

LONDON - Yorkshire’s director of cricket Martyn Moxon has vowed there will be no retreat to the insular ways of old after the county responded to the loss of Australian coach Jason Gillespie by promoting Andrew Gale from the ranks. Such assurances were conveyed to the first-team staff minutes before the unofficial unveiling of Gale, who, as Yorkshire’s 1st XI captain, brought two championships in three years and supplied England with a steady stream of players. “I didn’t expect the opportunity to come as early as it has, but it is one that is too good to turn down,” Gale said.

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