Murray calls for change

Murray: Change in direction

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Andy Murray has urged the Lawn Tennis Association to try a new approach in naming a new Davis Cup captain and go for a more low-profile name.

Team GB needs a new captain following John Lloyd's resignation after five straight defeats saw them slip from the World Group standings to the current dismal position which sees them in danger of being relegated to the bottom rung of European tennis.

The LTA are looking to gauge the views of the leading players before making an appointment, and Murray will be one of the players they listen to very closely.

The British number one has, however, played in just two of those last five defeats, but nevertheless he has his own thoughts on how they should develop going forward.

LTA player director Steven Martens will lead the search, making the appointment along with chief executive Roger Draper ahead of the relegation play-off with Turkey in July.

Greg linked

Former US Open finalist and Davis Cup player Greg Rusedski has been linked with the post along with Tim Henman, but 22-year-old Murray does not believe the biggest names should be automatic choices.

"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.

"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."

World number four Murray, who plays Robin Soderling on Friday in the quarter-finals of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, has not retired from playing in the Davis Cup and could come back on board under Lloyd's successor.

"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," Murray added.