Jennings location for Nottinghamshire circulation as Durham’s woes deepen

Keaton Jennings is on the verge of a circulation to Nottinghamshire, a continuation of the exodus of huge title names from Durham in the months since their monetary bail-out by the ECB and subsequent relegation.

Whereas the circulation is known to be dependent on Nottinghamshire securing promotion support to Division One of the essential County Championship, that is expected to be confirmed in the arriving days. The county are at uncover 2d slack Worcestershire in Division Two, but with a elated cushion to third-positioned Northamptonshire in the promotion locations.

The shortcoming of Jennings, 25, Durham’s 50-over captain and an opening batsman whose make in 2016 earned him the first of his six Test caps on the tour of India last winter, would possibly perchance doubtless well maybe be an additional physique-blow to a club who misplaced their diversified two first-various prime-three batsmen last season in Scott Borthwick and Impress Stoneman, who has since taken Jennings’ situation alongside Alastair Cook in the Test side.

On Tuesday, it modified into confirmed that Paul Coughlin, Durham’s T20 captain, is also heading for Trent Bridge, having became down a profitable contract extension to hang at Chester-le-Boulevard. That call led Sir Ian Botham, Durham’s chairman, to disaster an announcement outlining his frustration on the behaviour of “rival counties” which “unsettle avid gamers with guarantees of First Division cricket, elevated England opportunities and immediate monetary reward”.

That modified into widely interpreted as a dig at Nottinghamshire’s director of cricket Mick Newell, who combines his county feature with a job as an England selector.

News that Jennings is to apply Coughlin to Trent Bridge is never any longer going to at risk of present a make a selection to Botham’s mood.

George Dobell is a senior correspondent at ESPNcricinfo