Former England cricketer Andrew Flintoff will not be part of the National team’s coaching staff for the upcoming white-ball series. Australian National Cricket Team. A report in the Telegraph claims that the ECB is planning to give white ball coach Marcus Trescothick full command of the team.
Andrew Flintoff has been in the white ball squad of the England National Cricket Team since last year. He even served as the team’s assistant coach in the recently concluded T20 World Cup 2024 in the United States of America and the Caribbean in June.
England National Cricket Team did not have a great campaign in T20 World Cup 2024. The Indian National Cricket Team defeated the defending champions in the semi-finals. The defending champions also struggled in the league stage, losing to Australia and narrowly losing to Scotland.
Andrew Flintoff, however, will not be part of the three-match T20I series and the five-match ODI series against the Australian National Cricket Team. The former player of the England National Cricket Team will enter a new phase in his coaching career.
Flintoff is short-term Main with England National Cricket Team. He did not have a full-time contract with the team. He also took on his first coaching role against Northern Superchargers in The Hundred 2024.
Under him, the Northern Superchargers had a decent season. They won five games and lost only two, but missed out on a place in the playoffs. It was also learned that he did not share a good relationship with the white-ball captain Jos Buttler during the T20 World Cup in June.
Since last year, Andrew Flintoff has been putting hard pitches in training. He carried out scouting work for England last year, working with the age group sides before taking up a consultancy role with the white-ball national team from September.
Cricket has given me so much – Andrew Flintoff
Andrew Flintoff, who was not considered a candidate for the position of head coach of the white balls, recently spoke about his love for the game. He said that he is lucky because he has coached teams that have been playing for a while. He said:
“Cricket has given me so much. It was all I wanted to do as a kid and I got the opportunity to live my dreams. I feel very lucky to be back here and I want the boys to love playing. When you finish playing, you look back and it goes by so fast , but when you’re there, you take the time to just look around and take it in and live in the moment.
“And that’s what I’m doing these days. I’m living in the moment and I’m enjoying it. That’s what I want both the players and the teams playing under my management to do as well,” he concluded.
