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

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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. McCullum will also take on the role of white-ball coach from January 2025.[1]

England head coach (Test team)  Coach  | Tenure  | Country

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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

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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 | 2022–2024  |  Australia
Brendon McCullum | 2025–  |  New Zealand

## Splitting the role

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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] The role was split again after Chris Silverwood's departure in 2022 with the Test position going to Brendon McCullum and the white-ball role being taken by Matthew Mott.[4] From January 2025 the roles will be combined again as McCullum takes over as white-ball coach.[1]

## Foreign coaches

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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 Test coach, Brendon McCullum, is a New Zealander, and Matthew Mott, white-ball coach from 2022 to 2024, is from Australia.

## References

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1. ^ a b Higginson, Marc (3 September 2024). "England appoint McCullum as white-ball coach". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
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.
4. ^ Shemilt, Stephan (30 July 2024). "Mott steps down as England white-ball coach". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 July 2024.