England lost the Test series on a tour of the West Indies after losing 4-0 to Australia in the Ashes. As a result, Chris Silverwood stepped down as head coach. Joe Root leaves Test captaincy. Ashley Giles resigned as managing director.

T20 and ODI World Cup are ahead. So the ECB is making a new plan. The appointment of separate head coaches for white and red-ball cricket is part of this plan.

Managing Director Robert Key said: “The Test team needs a completely different style of coach, who will be the controller of culture and the environment. The most important thing is the mentality, which I think is in a very weak state right now. ’

Former England captain Nasir Hussain told the media: “In my opinion, no one has a better brain in cricket at the moment than Ricky Ponting. He understands the game of cricket quite well.