List of England cricket team coaches

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The Coach of the England cricket was a position first filled in 1986. There have been nine coaches in total, with Peter Moores holding the position twice. The role usually entails selecting players for squads, selecting the starting eleven and giving media interviews. Commonly referred to as coach, the role has in the past also been labelled as team manager or team director.

List of England Coaches[edit]

The following men have held the position of Head Coach of the England Cricket Team. Duncan Fletcher is the longest serving coach, having held the role for eight years, and Peter Moores is the only man to have held the position twice.

The current coach of the test team is Brendon McCullum. Matthew Mott is the current white-ball coach.[1]

England Head Coach (Test team)
Coach Tenure Country
Micky Stewart 1986–1992  England
Keith Fletcher 1992–1995  England
Ray Illingworth 1995–1996  England
David Lloyd 1996–1999  England
Duncan Fletcher 1999–2007  Zimbabwe
Peter Moores 2007–2009  England
Andy Flower 2009–2014  Zimbabwe
Peter Moores 2014–2015  England
Trevor Bayliss 2015–2019  Australia
Chris Silverwood 2019–2022  England
Paul Collingwood 2022  England
Brendon McCullum 2022–present  New Zealand
England Head Coach (ODI & T20 teams)
Coach Tenure Country
Micky Stewart 1986–1992  England
Keith Fletcher 1992–1995  England
Ray Illingworth 1995–1996  England
David Lloyd 1996–1999  England
Duncan FLetcher 1999–2007  Zimbabwe
Peter Moores 2007–2009  England
Andy Flower 2009–2012  Zimbabwe
Ashley Giles 2012–2014  England
Peter Moores 2014–2015  England
Trevor Bayliss 2015–2019  Australia
Chris Silverwood 2019–2022  England
Paul Collingwood 2022  England
Matthew Mott 2022–present  Australia

Splitting the role[edit]

In 2012 Andy Flower resigned from his position of coach of the ODI and T20 teams, but remained in his role as coach of the Test team. Ashley Giles was appointed coach of the limited overs team but had no involvement in the Test team.[2] Flower was the first of the two coaches to depart, with Ashley Giles being replaced as limited overs coach when Peter Moores was appointed as the roles were combined again.[3]

Foreign Coaches[edit]

Duncan Fletcher became the first foreign coach of the English cricket team(1999-2007), whilst his fellow Zimbabwean; Andy Flower was head coach from 2009-2014. 2019 World Cup winning coach of the England team, Trevor Bayliss, is Australian. The current coaches, Brendon McCullum and Matthew Mott are from New Zealand and Australia respectively.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Matthew Mott: England name Australia women's boss as their new men's white-ball coach".
  2. ^ "Ashley Giles appointed England one-day and T20 head coach". 28 November 2012 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  3. ^ "Peter Moores appointed England cricket coach for second time". The National.