{"id":194382,"date":"2026-07-18T02:53:47","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T08:23:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=194382"},"modified":"2026-07-18T02:53:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T08:23:47","slug":"andy-flower-rules-himself-out-of-running-for-england-test-head-coach-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=194382","title":{"rendered":"Andy Flower rules himself out of running for England Test head coach role"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71233993\">Royal Challengers Bengaluru head coach Andy Flower on Friday ruled himself out of running for the England\u2019s next Test coach.<\/p>\n<p>Flower had been heavily linked to take over the reins following the departure of Brendon Mccullum after a four-year stint.<\/p>\n<p>The 58-year-old, who is also the head coach of Hundred franchise London Spirit, confirmed he would continue remaining committed to his current roles with the two franchises.<\/p>\n<p><b>ALSO READ:<\/b><b><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/mohammad-nawaz-icc-doping-ban-pakistan-spinner-t20-world-cup-2026\/article71233268.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Pakistan spinner Mohammad Nawaz handed reduced suspension for anti-doping violation<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe bottom line for me is that I\u2019m very happy in the work that I\u2019m doing at the moment&#8230; I\u2019m really comfortable with what I\u2019m doing. I have [ruled myself out], yes.,\u201d Flower said during media day ahead of the new season of the Hundred.<\/p>\n<p>Flower was England\u2019s all-format head coach between 2009 and 2014. Under his tenure, England enjoyed a period of remarkable success, winning the 2009 T20 World Cup, clinching the Test series in India in 2011, also winning three consecutive Ashes series.<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Jul 17, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/any-flower-england-test-head-coach-rcb-london-spirit-the-hundred-candidates\/article71233993.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Royal Challengers Bengaluru head coach Andy Flower on Friday ruled himself out of running for the England\u2019s next Test coach. Flower had been heavily linked to take over the reins following the departure of Brendon Mccullum after a four-year stint. The 58-year-old, who is also the head coach of Hundred franchise London Spirit, confirmed he&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":194383,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-194382","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC2817.JPG","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":195002,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=195002","url_meta":{"origin":194382,"position":0},"title":"McCullum confident he can work with new England Test coach","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"July 20, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Brendon McCullum insists he can work alongside England\u2019s next Test coach despite being sacked from the role. 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