Mott favoured for England role

Cricket: The head coach of the Australia women's team, Matthew Mott, is the frontrunner to take charge of the England men's limitedovers side, according to media reports in both countries.

England put former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum in charge of its test team earlier this month having decided to split the coach's roles after Chris Silverwood's exit in February.

Paul Collingwood, who led England to its maiden T20 World Cup title in 2010, was in contention for the white ball role but Mott is set to land the job this week, cricket website ESPNcricinfo reported.

Under 48yearold Mott, the Australian women's team has won backtoback T20 World Cups and the 2022 ODI World Cup. — Reuters