Date-stamped : 03 Nov93 - 06:01 Defiant Dexter sits firm in chair - By Richard Bright Ted Dexter, the chairman of the England selectors, yester- day defied calls for his own resignation following the deci- sion by Graham Gooch to stand down as captain. "I'm carrying on until I'm told otherwise," he said. "I make sure I don't hear the criticism. When the chairman of the Test and County Cricket Board picks up the phone and starts bawling me out, then I shall listen. That hasn't happened so far." Mr Dexter, whose term of office ends next March, was given a vote of con- fidence by the counties towards the end of last winter's disas- trous tour of India and Sri Lanka. Since then, however, Eng- land's record has not improved. He has been criticised for not standing alongside his departing captain, but said: "I stayed in London on Monday to carry out my adminstrative functions while watching the Test on television." He went on to list a series of telephone calls he had made after Gooch communicated his intention to quit "just before start of play". "I wouldn't have been able to fulfil all these functions if I'd been wan- dering around a cricket ground," he said. The Daily Telegraph (July 28) Thanks to Vicky on r.s.c. Contributed by The Management (help@cricinfo.com)