Flower rules himself out of contention for England head coach role

Andy Flower has confirmed he is not in contention for the England Men's Test head coach position. Brendon McCullum was recently relieved from the role weeks after Ben Stokes announced his international retirement.

Speaking at the media day as London Spirit Men's head coach, Flower was asked if he had ruled himself out. "I have, yes," he said.

Flower stated it would "not be possible" to serve as head coach of reigning IPL champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru alongside the England Men's cricket team.

"For me, personally, I don't think I could have both, especially with the IPL being held in the first couple of months of the English summer," he said. "If I was England Test coach, I would like to be here, watching and interacting with the people I need to watch and interact with. For me that wasn't a possibility."

Flower acknowledged he has been in touch with the ECB but is "very happy" with his current work.

"I have spoken to the ECB, I am aware of the head coach vacancy. I have spoken with Rob Key at the ECB on that topic. The bottom line for me is I'm very happy in the work that I'm doing at the moment."

Flower previously served as England Men's assistant coach in 2007 and head coach between 2009 and 2014.

"I've worked with England before and I had an amazing time. It would be a privilege for me or anyone else to be the Test coach. For me at this time, I'm really comfortable with what I'm doing and I'm going to stick with that."

England next play a Test match on August 19 against Pakistan at Headingley, giving the board about a month to pick McCullum's successor.