downton was fired by new ecb chief executive tom harrison , in conjunction with chairman-elect colin graves , after a ring-round to each of the 14 members of the governing body 's management board ahead of their spring meeting today .
the decision to sack a man who has endured a traumatic 14 months since succeeding hugh morris after england 's ashes whitewash was unanimous , with one board member saying downton was just ` too accident prone ' .
paul downton has left his role as managing director of england and wales cricket board .