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Dougie Brown has stepped down as Warwickshires director of cricket by mutual consent.His departure invites the possibility that Ashley Giles could be enticed back to Warwickshire to take up the role that he relinquished to join Englands coaching set-up.Giles has made an impact as Lancashires director of cricket, with homegrown players at the core, but his impatience with criticism from a minority of supporters has been evident and he retains strong emotional and family ties with Warwickshire where he spent his playing career.He spends most of the week in a hotel near Manchester and his family still live in Droitwich, 25 miles south of Birmingham. If he expressed an interest, it would be a surprise if Lancashire tried to stand in his way.Browns position seemed strengthened when Warwickshire won the Royal London Cup, following their victory in the NatWest Blast in 2014, but even two trophies in three years could not satisfy the hankering for change among senior figures in the county.Brown responded philosophically, saying: The club has a very proud history of challenging for silverware and despite winning the Royal London One-Day Cup this season, failure to qualify for the NatWest T20 Blast quarter finals and narrowly avoiding relegation from Division One of the Specsavers County Championship on the last day of the season is not where the club should be.It is, therefore, the right time for me to agree to step down from my role as director of cricket. I wish the club and the players all the very best in 2017 and thank everyone for a fantastic journey over the past 27 years.Brown, 46, assumed Giles role at Edgbaston four years ago, stepping up from the role of academy coach and, in keeping with his 27-year involcement with the county, he has fulfilled it with undoubted passion and energy.But the sense has grown at Edgbaston that the squad is ageing, with few signs of high-quality, long-term replacements emerging from the academy. Warwickshire remain burdened by debt, with around ￡20m owed to Birmingham City Council, and Twenty20 crowds have not grown as fast as in some other areas of the country.Ian Bell, who took over the captaincy last season after losing his England place, has taken on a central role in Warwickshires affairs and his belief that the county would make a strong Championship challenge did not bear examination as they found themselves in a final match against Lancashire at Edgbaston in which either side, had results gone against them, could have been relegated.Neil Snowball, the chief executive of Warwickshire, said: Dougie is a true Bear, having served the club with great distinction for many years as a player, coach and director of cricket.On behalf of the players, members and supporters, I would like to thank him for everything that he has contributed to Warwickshire CCC and wish him the very best for the future.Snowball, who held senior organising roles for the 2012 London Olympics and the 2015 Rugby World Cup, set high expectations when he assumed the chief executives role earlier this year, calling for the county to challenge across all three competitions and produce more than 50% of its players.Giles extended his contract with Lancashire until 2018 following the double success of winning the NatWest T20 Blast and securing Championship promotion during his first summer.Jim Troughton, a former captain, is also among the favourites for a role of 1st team coach. 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The wheeling and dealing is all but done - now, the countdown is on to see who has landed where in the new Australian netball league.Monday marks the official start of the athlete contracting period, meaning that after weeks of behind-the-scenes negotiations, players can start putting pen to paper with clubs and movements can be publicly announced.But already, a clear picture is starting to emerge of the biggest winners and losers.A Queensland Firebirds spokesman said the franchise was confident of retaining the core of the history-making team who won a second straight trans-Tasman grand final earlier this year - save for three key players who are certain to leave.Skipper Laura Geitz is pregnant and stepping away from the sport for 12 months, veteran Clare McMeniman has retired, while centre Kim Ravaillion is one of a host of Diamonds stars believed to be joining potential super-team Collingwood.The traditional AFL powerhouse have left no stone unturned in their recruitment drive with NSW Swifts pair Sharni Layton and Caitlin Thwaites also expected to defect to the Magpies, along with April Brandley from the West Coast Fever and former Melbourne Vixens skipper Madi Robinson.While technicallly not permitted to talk about her future until her contract was signed, Robinson said she was buzzing at the calibre of names that had been linked to Collingwood.ddddddddddddFrom what Im hearing as well, its very exciting, Robinson told EON Sports Radio.I know theyve been working extremely hard to make sure they can put a really strong outfit together.There are a handful of players I know I started my netball career with and Im looking forward to finishing it with them as well.The Magpies are expected to unveil their full line-up on Wednesday for 2017.The Swifts, meanwhile, will temper the loss of Layton and Thwaites with the signing of former Magic defender Kristiana Manua, after her Diamonds debut in the recent quad series.But with Netball NSW and the AFLs Great