Paul Collingwood hopes to be involved in England’s new coaching set-up

Paul Collingwood hopes he has a future in England’s new coaching set-up but has warned the team’s schedule is at risk of breaking players “physically and emotionally”.

Collingwood has just wrapped up a month in charge of the Test side as interim head coach and is waiting to hear what role he will play following a 1-0 series defeat in the West Indies.

A new director of cricket is currently being recruited, with Durham’s Marcus North, former England batter Rob Key and Mark Nicholas among those linked with the post, with the successful candidate likely to appoint specialists to look after the red and white ball teams.

Collingwood’s name is in the frame, with the limited-overs job his most obvious landing place, and he has been enthused by his experience in the Caribbean.

“I’ve put my hat in the ring and if they want me, they know where I am,” he said.

“They’ve seen what I can do. I haven’t got much experience as a head coach, but you would never get a job if that was the case. I feel as though what I’ve done over the last few weeks is a good start but it’s only a start.

“It’s very rewarding, I promise you. I can imagine if you start winning and turn the corner, the satisfaction you’d get from that would be incredible. It’s stressful but the upside is very rewarding.

If I was to take this team forward I’d want to make them a lot better as quickly as possible- Rob Key

“If I was to take this team forward I’d want to make them a lot better as quickly as possible. There’s a lot of speculation on the way they’re going to do it and that will come from the managing director.

“Nobody knows until you get that clarity, so it’s important to have that moving forward so everybody understands how we’re going to go about it.”

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