England’s search for a new selector is coming to a close but former captain Michael Vaughan has claimed it is “ridiculous” that the role has not already been filled.

Luke Wright stepped down from his position on the panel in January, a couple of weeks after the end of a bruising Ashes defeat, and final interviews to replace him are taking place this week.

Steven Finn , a former international who is close to the dressing room and has stayed in touch with the game through media work since retiring in 2023, appears to be a front-runner, while older heads including Nick Knight and Darren Gough have also been linked.

Wright’s replacement will carry the beefed up title of ‘national selector’ and be involved throughout the process – from scouting, to the newly-formed county insight group through to picking senior squads and match XIs.

But with four rounds of the Rothesay County Championship already gone, one more starting next week, and England’s first Test against New Zealand coming up at the start of June,…