ASHWELL Prince has resigned as a national selector‚ which takes away most of the panel’s international and first-class playing experience."I do want to venture into coaching and there’s a conflict of interest with me being a selector and working quite closely with the players‚" Prince said."I was working on the SA A tour [to Australia last month] as a coach."It’s probably not fair to the players that I work with some of them and understand their weaknesses and then take that into a selection meeting."On the back of that I thought the best thing to do was to put my energies into where I thought I could make a bigger difference."Prince makes a good argument for changing his role‚ but the 288 first-class matches he played — 52 of them Tests — mean easily the most qualified member of the panel will no longer be part of selection meetings.READ THIS: Day of gold, silver and bronze for SA heroesBetween them‚ convenor Linda Zondi‚ Hussein Manack and Errol Stewart hold 153 first-class caps. ...
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