Overview
- Cooley’s role spans England Men, Lions and Young Lions, with a remit to align development and performance standards across levels.
- He will operate above Neil Killeen in the structure after years without a full-time senior fast-bowling coach since Jon Lewis’s 2022 departure, when consultants filled the gap.
- The Australian returns after long spells with Cricket Australia’s high-performance program and India’s National Cricket Academy.
- ECB leaders describe the hire as part of a planned restructure rather than a reaction to the Ashes, with Rob Key calling Cooley one of the world’s best as Cooley sets out evidence-based pathway goals.
- England have also brought back Carl Hopkinson as specialist fielding coach for the Sri Lanka T20 leg and the T20 World Cup following 18 missed chances in the Ashes.