Nasser Hussain believes there are usually not many higher choices than “serial winner” Andy Flower for the vacant England white-ball head coach function however has doubts over whether or not he’ll get it.
Matthew Mott left the place final week after a blended two years, guiding England to T20 World Cup success in 2022 earlier than underwhelming shows within the final two main limited-overs tournaments.
The hunt for Mott’s successor is beneath manner after Rob Key, director of England males’s cricket, stated a “new route” was required, with the Champions Trophy in February the following goal.
Matthew Mott has stepped down as England Males’s white-ball Head Coach.
Assistant Coach Marcus Trescothick has been appointed on an interim foundation.
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) July 30, 2024
Hussain feels the England and Wales Cricket Board might have the right candidate at The Hundred, the place Flower, who spent 5 years in control of the nationwide staff between 2009 and 2014, is main Trent Rockets.
“There are some actually good candidates, there may be Kumar Sangakkara, there may be Andy Flower, who’s a serial winner with England and (in) franchise cricket,” Sky Sports activities pundit Hussain advised the PA information company.
“Some would view (Flower) as a backward step – ‘by no means return, you’re going again to a former England coach’ – however I feel Andy has moved on.
“Andy was very anti-franchise and IPL, however that was a really very long time in the past. Now he has travelled the world, profitable for many franchises and performing some actually good issues.
“He is a superb coach. You simply have to have a look at his CV and, if Rob Key acquired Andy Flower’s CV out, there may be hardly a greater choice than that, however once more it’s if Andy needs to do it.
“And if England see it as a little bit of a backward step they usually need somebody youthful, more energizing, I don’t know? However I’ll depart these choices to Rob Key.
“I simply have a look at the perfect individual for the job, easy as that. I’ve labored with Kumar and (he has a) sensible mind. I’ve performed and seen Andy Flower, sensible player-coach, sensible man.
“Brendon McCullum, have a look at the impression he’s had on the Take a look at facet, sensible. They’re all superb candidates and I repeat the job is just not a lot discovering the candidate, it’s discovering the candidate that really needs to do the job.”
Hussain, who captained England between 1999 and 2003, backed Key’s determination to proceed with Buttler as white-ball skipper for now.
However he added: “Jos is a really switched on and good lad. He’ll know in the event that they proceed to lose, he’ll be the following one in line.
“That dynamic of captain-coach, I feel that was the difficulty with Buttler and with Mott.
“With Buttler being such a softly spoken, calm and quiet particular person, you in all probability wanted a extra dynamic character (as head coach).
“(Eoin) Morgan labored with (Trevor) Bayliss as a result of Morgan was such an impactful captain and so dynamic.
“I feel with this England facet, they in all probability want a extra hands-on coach to drive them ahead.”
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