Matthew Mott wants England to enjoy sustained period of white-ball dominance

Matthew Mott has challenged England’s white-ball stars to target a prolonged period of dominance that is the hallmark of every truly great international side.

Reigning 50-over World Cup champions but semi-finalists in the Twenty20 equivalent last autumn, England have appointed a limited-overs head coach who has a track record for instilling a ruthless outlook.

Australia’s women’s side emphatically proved themselves the pre-eminent team of this era under Mott’s seven-year rule, which he ended last month after agreeing to supervise Eoin Morgan’s charges in the England men’s coaching shake-up, with Brendon McCullum tasked with improving the fortunes of the Test outfit.

Mott is well aware of the talent England have at their disposal so while he is not planning a radical overhaul in their much-lauded on-field approach, he hinted at tinkering with their mindset.

He told the PA news agency: “Definitely this team has functioned well, there’s no doubt about that but where you want to be is competing in all the finals all the time – that’s the next frontier.

“This team is on the cusp of getting there and there’s a lot of great teams around the world but it’s trying to get ahead and then try and put a distance on the field is probably where the team wants to get to.

“It’s going to take some time to get there. But everybody gets a bit of success, when you really get judged in a great light is when you have that sustained success and you’re competing in big games all the time. That’s something we’re hungry to do.

“I’m not going to come over here and try and reinvent the wheel. It’s more or less just trying to get some incremental improvements across the board.”

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