I agree with Troy’s methods and have learned a lot during the time I have spent with him but I’m sure I’ll bring something different to the party.”Shine will take up his position on 13 March and is expected to join Cooley and the England squad on their tour of India. He is one of the most highly qualified coaches in the country and, along with his technical knowledge, will bring a great deal of enthusiasm to the job “I’m incredibly proud It’s a massive honour,” he said “It’s a huge challenge and I can’t wait to get going No transition is seamless and it shouldn’t be. Somerset’s fortunes then fell away and in 2004 Mark Garaway, England’s recently appointed video analyst, replaced Shine, who was appointed as the club’s Academy director.Fast bowling has always been Shine’s passion and he loves talking about the art. In 2001, as the first XI coach, he helped guide the club to victory in the Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy and to second place in the County Championship. However, Troy Cooley – 54 wickets at 61 each – the man Shine will replace, proved that you do not have to be a superstar on the field to become a high quality coach, and it is in this area that Shine has impressed.Shine retired from first-class cricket in 2000 and joined Somerset’s coaching staff.

When he got it right he was fast but there were too many days when he failed to deliver. Lillee, Hadlee, Donald and Gough performed great feats on the international stage but the bulk of the new coach’s duties are away from the Test arena, and it was the applicants’ ability to deal with this less glamorous side of the job which influenced the ECB’s final decision.
Over the coming months Shine will work with Andrew Flintoff, Stephen Harmison & Co, but his main task is to ensure that the next group of England fast bowlers are of the same quality as those which currently represent the national side.During a 10-year playing career, which included spells with Hampshire, Middlesex and Somerset, Shine’s bowling – 249 wickets at an average of 36 – was inconsistent. Realistically, and rightly, it was always going to be the case. Dennis Lillee, Richard Hadlee, Allan Donald, and Darren Gough were each linked with the job but yesterday the England and Wales Cricket Board appointed Kevin Shine as its new fast bowling coach. The BBL chairman, Paul Blake, also the Eagles managing director, said: ” Nick failed to provide any paperwork to prove that Alleyne is anything other than a permit player.” A BBL disciplinary commission will consider Brighton’s actions today..

Nurse was given until 4pm on Friday to prove Alleyne no longer required a permit and now had a “resident” stamp in his passport. He was one of four work-permit players to face Guildford, but BBL regulations allow only three. The 6ft 7in Rodman played his second game last night, an 85-75 defeat against Newcastle Eagles in front of 3,000 at the Brighton Centre, and faces London Towers tonight. But Nurse was forced by the BBL to omit the Barbadian Andrew Alleyne from both games after his registration was withdrawn yesterday.
Rodman scored six points in 38 minutes but took 23 rebounds ­ he led the NBA in boards for seven consecutive seasons.

The publicity coup earned by the Brighton Bears coach, Nick Nurse, in signing the former Chicago Bull Dennis Rodman for three British Basketball League games will cost his club the two points won on the American’s debut ­ the 91-88 defeat of Guildford Heat on 28 January. Obvious-ly we are aiming for the Cheltenham Gold Cup first so we’ll have to wait and see. We’ll take it one step at a time but the National option is there and that’s what we’d be thinking of.”Chris McGrathNap: Rubberdubber(Leicester 3.10)NB: First Cry(Musselburgh 3.00). All I care about is that I am going there for the last time with two cracking chances and Aintree, being Aintree, will always come up with a bit of magic.”* Robert Alner (Sir Rembrandt 10st 13lb) said: “That sounds nice thank you very much He is well handicapped to be honest That’s a winnable weight. He does have a lot of weight in the National, and history shows that the topweights do not have a good record, but then he does jump so well round Aintree.”Another previous winner, Amberleigh House, will be trying to become the oldest winner at 14 and Ginger McCain – who can for the first time in his life be described as a retiring trainer – will also run Ebony Light in his quest for an unprecedented fifth National.At the moment, he shares the record of four with Fred Rimell “I couldn’t walk in his shadow as a trainer,” McCain said “But breaking records doesn’t impress me. I don’t yet know if he will run in the Gold Cup first, we have a lot of talking to do over the next week or so. “I thought he ran OK, but I was hoping for a bit more improvement Maybe it will come in April instead of February.

“He’s sound and he’s back on his grub now,” Willie Mullins, his trainer, said. It remains to be seen if the horse can retrieve that form, because he looked very ragged on the run-in when trounced by Beef Or Salmon at Leopardstown on Sunday.That night, Hedgehunter did not eat up but that is perfectly normal after a hard race. Hedgehunter was still cruising after jumping the final fence, and sprinted 14 lengths clear. His nearest rival in the betting is Hedgehunter, who has been allocated 11st 10lb – 9lb more than he carried last year – along with the eventual runner-up, Royal Auclair. “The job’s done!”His tempting weight means that Clan Royal is already as short as 6-1 favourite with one firm, though Ladbrokes offer 8-1. He intends to give him one more run around three weeks before the race, to release any undue fizz, and that may well be over fences “It doesn’t matter now,” he grinned. There will be a lot of horses at Aintree with more class, more gears than him.