By Niall Hickman
Paul Collingwood has been confirmed as part of England’s management team for the limited overs matches in the UAE this winter and for next year’s World T20 tournament.
The ECB has announced that the former England One-Day captain Collingwood and ex-Sri Lanka skipper Mahela Jayawardene will both join the England management team in consultancy roles at different stages of the winter.
Collingwood, who led England to World T20 success in the Caribbean in 2010 and more recently coached Scotland in the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup, will work with England’s limited overs squads.
Jayawardene, who retired from international cricket earlier this year after an 18-year career which saw him play 149 Test Matches and 449 One-Day Internationals, will act as a batting consultant to the test squad for the first part of England’s tour to UAE, taking in the warm-up period and the first test Match against Pakistan.
ECB’s Director, England Cricket, Andrew Strauss said: “We are delighted that Mahela and Paul will be joining the England management team, supporting our existing specialist coaches in this area. Both will bring a vast wealth of cricketing knowledge and expertise to the team and in Mahela’s case, extensive experience of batting in the sub-continent which will be invaluable as part of our wider preparations for the UAE tour.”