Flintoff’s offer to coach stumps England

I’m talking with my heart, yes (I’ll apply), I want to do it one day … if they (England & Wales Cricket Board) want me to do it, I’ll do it.

ANDREW FLINTOFF, on his desire to be Eng coach

MUMBAI: With England cricket team coach Trevor Bayliss making it clear that he will leave his job following the 2019 Ashes, former England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff has jumped in the race to coach the side.

The former all-rounder also admitted that the ECB didn’t reply to his e-mails thinking the mails had not been sent by him.

“I thought you can bang on about it and put players down, or actually do something about it, so I thought that I would have a crack at this, I wrote an email, three weeks past and no reply. (I found out) the ECB thought it wasn’t me despite me having one email all my life,” he added.

Flintoff made his wish of coaching the England side public on his podcast ‘Flintoff, Savage and The Ping Pong Guy’. “I’m talking with my heart, yes (I’ll apply), I want to do it one day … if they want me to do it, I’ll do it,” Flintoff said.

This will be the second instance of Flintoff throwing his hat in for the job of England coach. He had applied for the post in 2014 too when Peter Moores’ was re-appointed as the England coach.

STOKES ‘KEEN’ FOR COURT APPEARANCE

Ben Stokes said he will welcome the opportunity to clear his name in court after the England allrounder was charged with affray over an incident outside a Bristol nightclub. Stokes will appear at Bristol Magistrates’ Court, at a date which has not yet been confirmed. “I am keen to have an opportunity to clear my name but, on advice, the appropriate time to do this is when the case comes to trial,” said Stokes.