Andy Flower rules himself out of England Test job role

Andy Flower has stated that he is not a candidate to head coach the England Men's Test team. Brendon McCullum was recently relieved from the role weeks after Ben Stokes announced his international retirement.

Flower was asked if he had ruled himself out when he was speaking at the media day as the head coach of the London Spirit Men. He replied, "Yes, I have."

Flower stated that he would "not be able" to lead the England Men's cricket team and the reigning IPL champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

He stated, "I don't think I could have both for me personally, especially with the IPL taking place in the first few months of the English summer." "I would like to be here, watching and interacting with the people I need to watch and interact with, if I were the England Test coach. That was inconceivable to me."

Flower acknowledged that he has communicated with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), but that he is "very happy" with his current work.

"I've talked to the ECB, and I know that the England national team needs a new head coach. Regarding that issue, I have discussed it with Rob Key, managing director of England Men's cricket at the ECB.

"The bottom line for me is that the work I'm doing at the moment makes me very happy. "I'm really comfortable with what I'm doing at the moment, and I work for a couple of really good organizations, with really good teams around me," he stated.

Flower was an assistant coach for England Men in 2007 before becoming the head coach from 2009 to 2014.

"I had an amazing time working with England previously. Several years ago, I had the honor of coaching England and representing the country, and I cherish those memories.

"It would be an honor for me and anyone else to coach the Test. I'm going to continue doing what I'm doing right now because I'm very at ease with it.

England next play a Test match on August 19 against Pakistan at Headingley, giving the board just about a month to pick McCullum's successor.