Mott in frame with England set to name one-day coach
England are preparing to announce their new limitedovers coach and a revamped Test squad in the coming days, as Rob Key’s overhaul of the men’s side continues.
Things have been moving quickly at the England and Wales Cricket Board in recent weeks, with Key’s arrival as managing director followed by the appointment of Ben Stokes andbr end onmc cull um 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 Zealandat lord’ s, while a final decision onMc cu ll um’ s white-ball counterpart is also imminent pending board approval.
According to reports, Australia women’s coach Matthew Mott is in pole position with the Queenslander said to have interviewed impressively.
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 successiveglobal titles–two twenty 20 World Cup sand this year’s 50-overtournament–andthree Ashes victories.
As well as putting the finishing touches to the recruitment process, Key has also been taking a lead role chairing the selection process for the first home international of the year on June 2. The former Kent skipper does not intend to hold on to that responsibility in the long term, and is considering returning to a national selector, but has been working closely with Stokes on the initial squad.
James Anderson and Stuart Broad are both certain to return following their omission from the series defeat in the West Indies, joe root’ s last as captain, but the vastly experienced pair could be joined by fresh faces in the form of uncapped trio Harry Brook, Matt Parkinson and Matthew Potts.
Yorkshire batter Brook has scored 758 runs in eight innings at an average of 151.60, including three centuries.
Potts is playing Division Two cricket with Durham but his haul of 35 wickets at 18.57 makes him the coming man. Lancashire leg-spinner Parkinson has 23 wickets, making him the most prolific spinner in the country this year.