Rob
Key,
the
new
managing
director
of
England
men’s
cricket,
decided
to
split
the
coaching
roles
and
appointed
New
Zealand
legend
Brendon
McCullum
as
Test
head
coach
last
week.
Paul
Collingwood,
interim
head
coach
following
the
dismissal
of
Chris
Silverwood,
was
thought
to
be
the
leading
candidate
for
the
role
with
Eoin
Morgan’s
limited-overs
sides.
However,
Mott
has
landed
the
job,
and
it
was
confirmed
on
Wednesday
(May
18)
that
the
48-year-old
has
signed
a
four-year
deal.
England
appoint
Brendon
McCullum
as
Test
head
coach
Mott
was
appointed
as
Australia
head
coach
in
2015
and
subsequently
guided
them
to
the
Women’s
World
Cup
title
last
April,
losing
just
two
of
their
past
42
ODI
matches.
He
is
expected
to
be
in
place
for
the
world
champions’ three-match
ODI
series
against
the
Netherlands
in
Amsterdam
next
month.
Mott
said:
“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.
“The
idea
of
the
split
roles
and
the
chance
to
work
alongside
Brendon
McCullum
in
his
red-ball
role
is
an
opportunity
that
I
am
incredibly
enthusiastic
about
and
certainly
provides
the
right
balance
for
my
family
as
we
embark
on
this
exciting
journey.
“It
was
always
going
to
take
something
special
to
leave
the
role
that
I
have
loved
for
the
past
seven
years
with
the
Australian
Women’s
team.
However,
I
genuinely
believe
that
the
time
is
right
to
play
a
role
in
helping
the
England
Men’s
ODI
and
T20
group
continue
to
evolve
as
one
of
the
best
teams
in
the
world.
“I
am
fully
aware
that
this
team
has
been
functioning
well
and
part
of
my
initial
plan
is
to
work
with
the
playing
group
and
support
staff
on
how
we
can
firstly
maintain,
then
enhance,
the
success
they
have
started
to
build
over
the
past
few
years.
“Since
the
excitement
of
accepting
this
role,
I,
like
many
people
around
the
world,
have
been
trying
to
come
to
terms
with
the
tragic
loss
of
my
great
mate
Andrew
Symonds.
The
support
of
his
beautiful
family
and
close
friends
in
the
coming
days
will
be
vitally
important,
so
I
respectfully
request
some
time
to
process
his
passing
and
the
immense
loss
before
making
any
further
comment
on
the
role
at
this
stage.”
Mott
has
previously
worked
in
the
head
coach
roles
at
New
South
Wales
and
Glamorgan,
while
he
has
also
had
a
few
brief
spells
working
with
Australia
A.
A
former
top-order
batter
for
Queensland
and
Victoria,
he
was
among
the
names
floated
as
a
potential
successor
to
Justin
Langer
to
coach
the
men’s
side
for
Australia.
In
2009,
Mott
was
also
an
assistant
coach
in
the
Indian
Premier
League
for
Kolkata
Knight
Riders,
who
McCullum
played
for
in
the
inaugural
edition
of
the
competition
before
later
coaching
the
franchise.
Mott
will
be
aiming
to
deliver
T20
World
Cup
glory
in
Australia
this
year
before
they
defend
their
ODI
World
Cup
title
in
India
in
2023.
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