Jonathan Trott will take cost of the England Lions for the upcoming winter schedule after the ECB appointed him as head coach.
Trott, 45, brings deep worldwide teaching expertise to the position having been Afghanistan head coach for 4 years from 2022, throughout which period he led them to an historic first-ever ICC Males’s T20 World Cup semi-final look in 2024.
Trott was an assistant coach with the England males’s staff through the Covid-19 pandemic.
Final week, he stood in as England Lions head coach for the 2-0 T20 collection win towards Sri Lanka.
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An excellent coach
He’ll now take everlasting cost of the Lions for a busy winter schedule that features excursions of the Caribbean, South Africa and Sri Lanka.
ECB males’s efficiency director, Ed Barney, mentioned: “Jonathan Trott is an excellent coach who has a confirmed report in worldwide cricket.
“We’re delighted that he has agreed to steer our Lions programme throughout a busy winter.
“This winter’s Lions schedule has a 50-over focus throughout three excursions as we glance to arrange the next-in-line gamers for one-day worldwide cricket.
“Alongside this, we now have some key red-ball fixtures which is able to proceed to supply alternatives to excel on the world stage while develop a broad talent set.
“Jonathan’s teaching experience, and as a former England participant who is aware of the worth of the Lions programme having come by way of it himself, will probably be invaluable for these gamers as they appear to progress their careers.”
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Delighted to be again
Trott is a three-time Ashes winner with 52 Take a look at and 75 white-ball appearances for England.
He mentioned: “I’m delighted to be again working within the England set-up and massively excited to tackle the position of head coach of the England Lions.
“Having performed for the Lions myself, I understand how precious the expertise could be in serving to gamers develop, each on and off the sector, and it performed an vital half in my very own journey.
“I’m actually trying ahead to working with the gamers and employees, serving to them fulfil their potential and getting ready them for the calls for of worldwide cricket.”
England Lions winter schedule
October 27 – November 21, 2026: T20 and ODI collection versus West Indies
November 25 – December 23, 2026: ODI and first-class collection versus South Africa
February 18 – March 14, 2027: ODI and first-class collection versus Sri Lanka
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