Cricket agency boasting Ben Stokes, Joe Root and Jos Buttler is poised for sale to marketing giant

England's biggest cricket agency – which boasts the likes of Joe Root, Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler on its books – is set to be sold to a marketing giant with close ties to the ECB and The Hundred. Ex-England and Lancashire left-hander Neil Fairbrother's powerhouse Phoenix Management Group, which is widely viewed as the biggest representation firm in the sport - is close to being taken over by global outfit CSM Sport and Entertainment, whose non-executive chairman is keen cricket fan Lord Seb Coe. England's biggest cricket agency, Phoenix Management Group, is set to be sold to marketing giant CSM Sport and Entertainment, which has with close ties to the ECB and The Hundred Phoenix Management Group has the likes of Ben Stokes and Joe Root on its books Fairbrother set up Phoenix, known as a the key movers within cricket talent management in this country, in 2018. CSM Sport and Entertainment's non-executive chairman is keen cricket fan Lord Seb Coe In 2020 they were appointed to help the governing body formulate a bio-secure return to cricket in the midst of the pandemic, and helped design the bio-secure environments at the Ageas Bowl, Old Trafford and training venues at Worcester and Derby during England's series with West Indies.