London, 18 November (Hindustan Reporter). English men’s cricket team assistant coaches Carl Hopkinson and Richard Dawson will step down from the white-ball coaching setup, the England Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed on Sunday (November 17). The move is part of a restructuring of the coaching group for the white-ball teams, with Brendon McCullum taking over as all-format coach from January.
Hopkinson was involved in England’s ODI World Cup win on home soil in 2019, as well as their T20 World Cup success in Australia in 2022, while Dawson – who was previously the England Young Lions coach – was involved in the latter of those wins in Australia. Were part of.
England’s white-ball returns have suffered a steep decline after failing to defend the title twice in the last 12 months in India and USA-West Indies, which led to the resignation of then head coach Matthew Mott earlier this year.
Director of Cricket Rob Key said, “Hoppo and Doss are two outstanding coaches who have played a vital role in the success of our white-ball teams. In addition to his coaching expertise with our senior teams he has also developed young players through the age groups to help establish the next era of our white-ball teams. “England cricket is in a better place because of him and I wish him all the best in the next chapter of his career.”
