List of England cricket team coaches

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

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 is Chris Silverwood, who succeeded Trevor Bayliss on the expiration of the latter's contract in 2019.

NameTenureNationality
Micky Stewart1986-1992 English
Keith Fletcher1992-1995 English
Ray Illingworth1995-1996 English
David Lloyd1996-1999 English
Duncan Fletcher1999-2007 Zimbabwean
Peter Moores2007-2009 English
Andy Flower2009-2014 (Tests only 2012-2014) Zimbabwean
Ashley Giles2012-2014 (ODIs and T20 only) English
Peter Moores2014-2015 English
Trevor Bayliss2015-2019 Australian
Chris Silverwood2019-Present English

Splitting the role

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.[1] 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.[2]

Foreign Coaches

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.

References
  1. "Ashley Giles appointed England one-day and T20 head coach". November 28, 2012 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  2. "Peter Moores appointed England cricket coach for second time". The National.


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