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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Simon Burnton

Matthew Mott sacked as coach after England cricket’s white-ball failures

Matthew Mott.
Matthew Mott joined the ECB in May 2022 after a successful stint with Australia’s women’s team. Photograph: Nick Potts/PA

Matthew Mott has been sacked as head coach of the England men’s white-ball team following crisis talks with Rob Key over the weekend. The team’s assistant coach, Marcus ­Trescothick, has taken over on an interim basis to lead them through three T20s and five one-day ­internationals they will play against ­Australia in September.

Mott was appointed in May 2022 after a period of extraordinary success with Australia’s women’s team, and England won their first international tournament during his tenure, the T20 World Cup in Australia later that year. But results since then have been disappointing.

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