England appoint Australia women's coach Matthew Mott as new white ball chief

Matthew Mott has officially been named head coach of England 's white ball side, with the 48-year-old leaving his post with the Australia women's team.

New Managing Director of England Men's Cricket Rob Key has decided to split the head coach role and Mott will work solely with England's ODI and T20 sides, while New Zealand legend Brendon McCullum will take charge of the Test team.

Mott emerged as a surprise candidate for the job last week, after impressing the ECB selection panel of Key, Sir Andrew Strauss, outgoing CEO Tom Harrison and Performance Director Mo Bobat.

Paul Collingwood, who stood in as interim head coach for the recent tours of the West Indies, was originally thought to be the frontrunner for the white ball job but has been overlooked.

As a player, Mott represented both Queensland and Victoria before moving into coaching after his retirement. He took charge of New South Wales after Trevor Bayliss was appointed Sri Lanka coach and then spent two years with Glamorgan, before taking over as Australia women's coach in 2015.

During his reign, Australia have dominated the sport, winning the Women's World Cup, two Women's T20 World Cups and going unbeaten in four Women's Ashes series. His appointment as England white ball coach has now been confirmed in a statement from the ECB, with the 48-year-old agreeing a four-year deal.

Mott said: "I am delighted to accept the opportunity to take this white-ball role with England. Whilst I am Australian, I have deep connections, and several of my closest friends are in the UK, having spent considerable time in Scotland, Wales and England, both as a player and coach.

"When this role became available, I was attracted by the chance to work with such an established and