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Murray wants different approach

8:59am Friday 19th March 2010 in

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Andy Murray believes the Lawn Tennis Association should consider an alternative to a big-name captain as they seek the next leader of Britain's Davis Cup team.

The LTA intend to gauge the views of the leading players before making an appointment following this week's resignation of former captain John Lloyd.

And Murray said: "The one problem I've had with Davis Cup is that, since I can remember, the people mentioned as captains are ones who are either famous or the best players from a previous generation. That's not necessarily the way they do it in every country and I don't think it's the only way it can work. So, from my side, it might be nice to try something different."

He added: "There are a lot of things that go into being a captain and you don't know how people are going to deal with certain situations -- being in front of the press, a lot of pressure -- so you've got to weigh all of those things up.

"The position that we're in now, the stuff that's been going on with British tennis, it's important to make a statement with the next captain."