LONDON – Former Zimbabwe wicketkeeper Andy Flower was confirmed as England’s new team director yesterday by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).
Flower, part of the England coaching set up for two years, was in temporary charge of the team in the recent tour of the West Indies after Peter Moores was sacked in January.
‘Andy Flower has accepted the role of team director with immediate effect,’ ECB managing director Hugh Morris told reporters at news conference at Lord’s.
‘As a player Andy became ranked the number one batsman in the world and the ECB believe he has the vision, drive and ambition to be just as successful in his new post.’
Flower, 40, said lots of big decisions and hard work were needed at the start of a summer that culminates with a home Ashes series against Australia.
‘At the start of the West Indies tour I didn’t know whether I wanted to apply for this job or not but halfway through I made my mind up that I did,’ said Flower, who wore a black armband during a 2003 World Cup match in protest at the policies of Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe.
– Nampa-Reuters
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