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London:
Matthew Mott on Tuesday stepped down as England’s white ball coach following their latest failure to defend the T20 World Cup title, and he has been changed with former opener Marcus Trescothick on an interim foundation. England have been knocked out of the ICC showpiece by eventual champions India within the semifinal, whereas the Three Lions have been additionally unsuccessful in holding on to their 50-over World Cup trophy final 12 months. Nevertheless, Mott’s tenure started with England bagging their second T20 World Cup in 2022 in Australia, beating Pakistan within the remaining.
Rob Key, the managing director of England males’s cricket stated, “On behalf of everybody related to England cricket and me personally, I wish to thank Matthew for all he has performed for the crew since his appointment.
“He leaves his publish as one among solely three coaches who’ve received a males’s World Cup with England. After three World Cup cycles in a brief area of time, I now really feel the crew wants a brand new course to organize for the challenges forward.” On the appointment of Trescothick, Key stated: “Marcus Trescothick is well-respected within the dressing room and can take cost of crew affairs alongside white-ball captain Jos Buttler. Marcus and Jos have a very good rapport, and I feel their partnership will assist us keep continuity and stability. The seek for a full-time substitute will now start.” Mott stated he had an “immensely proud” stint with the England aspect.
“I’m immensely proud to have coached the England males’s crew. I’m extremely pleased with the character and keenness that the crew has displayed throughout that interval, together with an impressive T20 World Cup victory in 2022,” he stated.
Trescothick seemed ahead to taking the crew to larger heights.
“I’m wanting ahead to working with Jos Buttler, the gamers and coaches over the following few weeks. The main focus is constructing in the direction of the sequence in opposition to Australia and our plans for subsequent 12 months’s Champions Trophy marketing campaign. England cricket is in a powerful place, and the potential is large, given the standard we have now out there.
“It’s about harnessing that potential and creating the work that has already been put in place by Matthew Mott.”
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