England confirm appointment of Matthew Mott as white-ball coach

LONDON: The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Wednesday confirmed the appointment of Australia women's team coach Matthew Mott as the new white-ball head coach of the men's team. Mott, 48, has signed a four-year agreement as England men's white-ball head coach and is expected to take charge from the three-match ODI series against The Netherlands at Amsterdam in June.

"I am delighted to accept the opportunity to take this white-ball role with England. Whilst I am Australian, I have deep connections, and several of my closest friends are in the UK, having spent considerable time in Scotland, Wales and England, both as a player and coach. When this role became available, I was attracted by the chance to work with such an established and successful team under the astute leadership of Eoin Morgan and now Rob Key, whom I have always admired as an excellent cricket mind," said Mott on his appointment.

Mott had been the head coach of Australia women's team since 2015 and under him, the side has become a dominant, invincible force in women's cricket, winning the Women's T20 World Cups in 2018 and 2020 apart from being unbeaten in the road to emerging victorious in ICC Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand this year. IANS

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