"No one has a divine right to play" - Alec Stewart reminds Surrey players that performance is all
Now back full-time again as Surrey's director of cricket, Alec Stewart tells Richard Spiller about his long-held selection beliefs...
09.03.26, 15:43 Updated 16.03.26, 16:17 4 Minute Read
Richard Spiller
Kick the door down. That’s the instruction from Alec Stewart to his young players as they prepare for the new season.
Before the sound of splintering woodwork and shattering hinges disturbs the Kia Oval – never mind the effect on the new dressing room complex finished 12 months ago – Surrey's director of cricket explains what he means.
“You have to earn the right to play and that’s through weight of performance,” said Stewart.
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