Cricket: Moores ‘excited’ over reprising England role
ECB reappoints former coach; Flower given technical director role.
Moores led Lancashire to the County Championship title in 2011; a feat for which the team had to wait for 77 years. PHOTO: AFP
LONDON:
Peter Moores has been given a second chance as England head coach, as the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced his appointment on Saturday.
Moores, the first man to twice be appointed England coach, replaced Andy Flower after the former Zimbabwe batsman stood down following the team’s 5-0 Ashes thrashing in Australia.
In a two-year spell from 2007 to 2009, the 51-year-old Moores led England in seven Test series, starting with a 3-0 win over West Indies, after replacing Duncan Fletcher.
Moores’ latest appointment means there is no longer a position in the hierarchy for limited overs coach Ashley Giles, as England decided they want one coach across all three formats.
In an ECB statement, Moores said, “I am very excited about the prospect of returning to a role I have done before and to build a strong relationship with (captain) Alastair Cook and the rest of the players.”
ECB managing director Paul Downton added, “It was a really difficult decision to make but the panel was unanimous in the choice of Peter.”
Flower remains in the ECB hierarchy, having been appointed to the newly-created post of technical director of elite coaching last month. England’s next match is a One-Day International against Scotland in Aberdeen on May 9.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 20th, 2014.
Peter Moores has been given a second chance as England head coach, as the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced his appointment on Saturday.
Moores, the first man to twice be appointed England coach, replaced Andy Flower after the former Zimbabwe batsman stood down following the team’s 5-0 Ashes thrashing in Australia.
In a two-year spell from 2007 to 2009, the 51-year-old Moores led England in seven Test series, starting with a 3-0 win over West Indies, after replacing Duncan Fletcher.
Moores’ latest appointment means there is no longer a position in the hierarchy for limited overs coach Ashley Giles, as England decided they want one coach across all three formats.
In an ECB statement, Moores said, “I am very excited about the prospect of returning to a role I have done before and to build a strong relationship with (captain) Alastair Cook and the rest of the players.”
ECB managing director Paul Downton added, “It was a really difficult decision to make but the panel was unanimous in the choice of Peter.”
Flower remains in the ECB hierarchy, having been appointed to the newly-created post of technical director of elite coaching last month. England’s next match is a One-Day International against Scotland in Aberdeen on May 9.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 20th, 2014.