END OF MATTHEW MOTT'S TENURE WITH ENGLAND

Mott and Buttler won the Twenty20 World Cup together in 2022, within months of starting work together, but the last two tournaments were a major disappointment. England surrendered the 50-over crown last year in dismal fashion, losing six of...

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Matthew Mott resigned as England's white-ball coach, leaving assistant Marcus Trescothick in charge while the search for a permanent replacement begins. Mott's two-year reign came to an end after Rob Key, the managing director of England men's cricket, decided a “new direction” was needed in an under-performing team. But captain Jos Buttler, whose position also came under scrutiny after two hugely disappointing World Cup title defences in the space of eight months, has been backed to continue leading the side. Mott and Buttler won the Twenty20 World Cup together in 2022, within months of starting work together, but the last two tournaments were a major disappointment. England surrendered the 50-over crown last year in dismal fashion, losing six of its nine games in a joyless trudge around India. Then England was thrashed in the semifinals of last month's T20 World Cup by eventual champion India. Trescothick, a