Andy Flower has dominated himself out of the operating to switch Brendon McCullum as head coach of the England Check crew.
McCullum was sacked from the red-ball function earlier this month following a run of poor type and plenty of controversial off-field incidents, however he stays accountable for the England white-ball set-up.
Flower was England head coach from 2009 to 2014 and helped the crew to win the Ashes on three events, together with their final away win in 2010-11, earlier than leaving after a 5-0 sequence defeat in Australia.
The Zimbabwean is head coach of Royal Challengers Bengaluru and led them to the Indian Premier League title in 2025 and 2026.
He gained The Hundred with Trent Rockets in 2022 and is now the coach of London Spirit and, regardless of plenty of conversations with the ECB, has opted to remain accountable for his present groups.
“I’ve spoken to the ECB (England and Wales Cricket Board). I’m conscious of the pinnacle coach emptiness of the England nationwide crew,” stated Flower at a media day for London Spirit previous to the beginning of this yr’s Hundred.
“I’ve spoken with [managing director of men’s cricket] Rob [Key] on the ECB on that matter. The underside line for me is I am very joyful within the work that I am doing in the meanwhile.
“I work for a few actually good organisations, with actually good groups round me and I am actually snug with what I am doing in the meanwhile.
“I’ve labored with England earlier than and I had a tremendous time. I had the privilege to be England head coach and characterize England plenty of years in the past and I keep in mind these years actually fondly.
“It could be a privilege for me or anybody else to be the Check coach. For me at the moment, I am actually snug with what I am doing and I will stick to doing that.”
Requested if he had dominated himself out, he added: “I’ve, sure.”
