- Flintoff, 46, is ready to start work as England Lions coach in October
- He’ll oversee the England Lions’ excursions to South Africa and Australia
- The previous England captain has been rising by means of the teaching ranks
Andrew Flintoff has been appointed England Lions coach on an preliminary 12-month settlement.
Flintoff, 46, will start work in October, overseeing excursions to South Africa and Australia both aspect of Christmas and residential matches towards India A and Zimbabwe subsequent summer season.
The previous England captain’s rise by means of the teaching ranks over the previous yr has been catalysed by the ECB’s males’s director Rob Key, an in depth buddy, who believes he has comparable motivational qualities required to work on the highest degree as these of Brendon McCullum.
Starting as a participant mentor in 2023, he then joined up with England’s white-ball groups as an assistant coach within the away sequence in West Indies and at this yr’s Twenty20 World Cup earlier than taking his first head coach function with Northern Superchargers.
His consultancy roles have included this week’s third Take a look at towards Sri Lanka on the Kia Oval.
Andrew Flintoff has been appointed England Lions coach on an preliminary 12-month settlement
The previous England captain has risen by means of the teaching ranks over the previous yr
Starting as a participant mentor in 2023, he then joined up with England’s white-ball groups as an assistant coach within the away sequence in West Indies and at this yr’s Twenty20 World Cup
‘It’s a implausible alternative to work with among the greatest up-and-coming expertise within the nation and to assist form the way forward for the boys’s recreation,’ Flintoff stated.
‘The Lions programme has at all times been a significant stepping stone for gamers pushing for worldwide success, and I’m honoured to be a part of that journey.
‘The way forward for the sport in England is in glorious well being. There’s a wealth of expertise rising, and I’m trying ahead to serving to these gamers attain their full potential.
‘Whether or not these gamers are pushing for England choice or discovering their ft in Lions cricket, I’ve little doubt that the Lions programme will supply an actual level of distinction of their improvement.
‘It’s an thrilling time for English cricket, and I’m obsessed with inspiring the following era to take the game ahead.
‘We’ve acquired a powerful basis, and I imagine we are able to create one thing actually particular.’
Flintoff, who introduced Josh Hull together with his first Take a look at cap, stated he needs assist gamers attain their potential
Certainly, Mail Sport can reveal that Flintoff has been pushing for the mixing of extra rising cricketers at England internet practices and needed Derbyshire quick bowler Harry Moore, 17, to attend on the Oval this week.
Though his teaching involvement to date has featured loads of one-on-one work, he has little expertise of different elements of the job and this function will coincide with higher enter on planning, participant improvement critiques with counties, staff choice, and participant value determinations.
