Ramprakash axed as England's batting coach, with Thorpe expected to take over

<div class="pa_art"><p>Mark Ramprakash has lost his job as England's batting coach, with Graham Thorpe expected to take over for this summer's Ashes.</p><p>Ramprakash has worked with the national side since 2014, most recently focusing on the Test team while Thorpe has worked regularly in the one-day set-up.</p><p>Former Middlesex and Surrey batsman Ramprakash was contracted until the end of the summer but has been ousted ahead of schedule, almost certainly at the instigation of new director of men's cricket, Ashley Giles.</p><!-- EMBED START Twitter --><figure><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="525" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Ive just been informed that I will not be involved in the Ashes series. Its been a huge privilege . . .