Mott looks set for England white-ball job

ENGLAND are set to announce their new limited-overs coach as well as a revamped Test squad in the coming days, as Rob Key’s overhaul of the men’s side continues to take shape.

Things have been moving quickly at the England & Wales Cricket Board in recent weeks, with Key’s arrival as managing director followed by the appointment of Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum as captain and coach of the men’s red-ball team.

The first Test squad of the summer is expected to be named tomorrow, two weeks before England face New Zealand at Lord’s, while a decision on McCullum’s white-ball counterpart is also imminent.

Australia women’s coach Matthew Mott, pictured, is in pole position to take a post – the Daily Telegraph reporting that the Queenslander is in advanced negotiations. Internal candidate Paul Collingwood, part of

England’s coaching unit for the past four years and a former one-day captain, had been well-fancied for promotion but may instead be asked to remain in the ranks.

Mott, 48, has overseen an era of international dominance for the Southern Stars since taking over in 2015, scooping three successive global titles – two Twenty20 World Cups and this year’s 50-over event – and three Ashes victories.

McCullum was not involved in the white-ball process, with Key keen for the job-share to be one of equals after the imbalanced relationship between Andy Flower and Ashley Giles, but he is likely to approve, having revealed in his 2016 autobiography that he suggested Mott as New Zealand head coach a decade ago when he was Black Caps captain.