Days after naming Brendon McCullum as the England Men’s Test workforce coach, England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), on Wednesday, has introduced the top coach of the white-ball format within the type of former Victorian Matthew Mott.
Mott joins the set-up after a profitable seven-year stint as head coach of Australia Women. Under his watch, the Aussie girls lately claimed the ODI World Cup in New Zealand earlier than successful back-to-back T20 World Cups and 4 consecutive Ashes collection.
Before taking on his publish as Australia Women’s Coach in 2015, Mott had labored as head coach of New South Wales and led them to victory within the Champions League T20 match in 2009. He then coached Glamorgan, main them to the ultimate of the Yorkshire Bank 40 in 2013.
No marvel Mott’s unimaginable credentials impressed the choice panel comprising the ECB’s outgoing CEO Tom Harrison, the managing director Rob Key, strategic adviser Andrew Strauss and efficiency director Mo Bobat, who all unanimously agreed to nominate Mott as the new white-ball coach.
Notably, England’s subsequent main match is the forthcoming T20 World Cup, scheduled to be performed in Australia later this 12 months. Sharing his pleasure about being given an enormous function, Mott, in an official assertion, stated, “I am delighted to accept the opportunity to take this white-ball role with England. Whilst I am Australian, I have deep connections, and several of my closest friends are in the UK, having spent considerable time in Scotland, Wales and England, both as a player and coach.”
“When this role became available, I was attracted by the chance to work with such an established and successful team under the astute leadership of Eoin Morgan and now Rob Key, whom I have always admired as an excellent cricket mind. The idea of the split roles and the chance to work alongside Brendon McCullum in his red-ball role is an opportunity that I am incredibly enthusiastic about and certainly provides the right balance for my family as we embark on this exciting journey,” he added.