Eoin Morgan has backed England’s Check head coach Brendon McCullum for the white-ball emptiness alongside his present function, saying he’s “one of the best coaches in the world”.
Matthew Mott stepped down from his place as England’s white-ball head coach with fast impact earlier this week after two years in workplace.
The ECB confirmed the change after England did not defend their T20 World Cup title underneath Mott final month, scraping out of the group stage earlier than struggling a heavy semi-final defeat to eventual champions India.
That match adopted England’s disappointing 2023 Cricket World Cup marketing campaign, the place they did not progress from the group stage as defending champions, crashing out of the 50-over match in India and dropping their crown to Australia.
“In my eyes at the moment, you would go to Rahul Dravid, Ricky Ponting, Stephen Fleming and Brendon McCullum,” Morgan informed Sky Sports activities.
“I say that as a result of I consider he is without doubt one of the finest coaches on the planet. You’ll be able to see what he did with the England Check group.
“Sure, the large query might be how he makes it match over the course of the 12 months, however from Rob Key’s standpoint, he must make the job enticing.
“The option is not to have someone come in and let them grow in the job. You’re talking about winning World Cups and winning Champions trophies.
“This isn’t a possibility for a younger man to come back in. You need the most effective individual on the planet to come back in and assist Jos Buttler and the England cricket group get higher.”
Over the previous two years, captain Ben Stokes and McCullum have revitalised Check cricket with England successful 17 of their 25 video games, dropping solely eight and drawing one.
Most lately, England accomplished a complete 3-0 clear sweep over West Indies wherein debutants Jamie Smith and Gus Atkinson starred, with the latter changing into the fifth participant underneath Stokes and McCullum to take a five-for on Check debut.
“I’m not sure McCullum has been given a lot of thought and if anything he should,” added Morgan.
“Key should have that conversation because we’ve seen a dramatic turnaround in the England Test team and the foil that he’s made with Stokes.
“I’ve performed underneath Brendon as a coach. We have seen what he is carried out in New Zealand cricket over time and the success that he is had.
“He’s a very versatile, more than capable coach who is highly, highly regarded, who ultimately has made the England Test team a better side, which is what you want from your head coach.”
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The ECB confirmed Mott had stepped down as England’s white-ball head coach after two years
World Cup-winning captain Morgan dismissed himself as a contender for the function, telling Sky Sports activities “the timing is not right” for him earlier this month.
“I’ve been asked a lot over the last couple months about the role and whether I would take it on. My answer has simply been, the timing for everything in my life at the moment is not right,” Morgan informed Sky Sports activities.
“Yes, I want to coach down the line, but I’ve got a young family and I spend a lot more time at home. I’m loving what I’m doing, watching cricket through this [commentating].”
Captain Buttler, whose place additionally got here underneath scrutiny after the 2 vastly disappointing World Cup title defences within the area of eight months, will proceed main the white-ball facet.
Assistant coach Marcus Trescothick will take cost on an interim foundation for the remainder of the house summer season as England put together for a multi-format white-ball sequence in opposition to Australia which begins on September 11 and the Champions Trophy marketing campaign which is able to happen in Pakistan in 2025.
England are subsequent in motion in a three-Check sequence in opposition to Sri Lanka that will get underneath manner at Previous Trafford in Manchester on Wednesday August 21. Watch dwell on Sky Sports activities Cricket from 10am (first ball bowled at 11am).
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