Overview
- Reports sourced to The Athletic say Joe Root is likely to be reappointed England Test captain ahead of the forthcoming Pakistan series, but the ECB had not confirmed the move at the time of reporting.
- Current batting coach Marcus Trescothick is reported to be the likely interim red-ball head coach for the Pakistan series, with Glamorgan boss Richard Dawson named as a possible assistant.
- Andy Flower has ruled himself out of the permanent head-coach race because of his franchise commitments, a development that underlines short-term staffing limits.
- The reported plan would let Harry Brook focus on white-ball leadership by returning Test captaincy duties to Root for upcoming tours including South Africa and next summer's Ashes.
- The fast-tracked changes follow a run of poor Test results and off-field incidents that prompted the ECB to remove Brendon McCullum from the red-ball role and restart the leadership search.