Pietersen wants IPL and PSL-winning coach to replace McCullum

NEW DELHI: After England suffered a dense 4-1 Ashes bid nonaccomplishment to Australia, erstwhile England prima Kevin Pietersen has spoken retired and called for changes successful the nationalist coaching setup. Pietersen believes England should deliberation astir bringing backmost erstwhile caput manager Andy Flower and spot him arsenic a imaginable replacement for existent manager Brendon McCullum.

Pietersen shared his views successful a station connected X, wherever helium openly supported his erstwhile coach. He admitted the thought mightiness dependable antithetic but felt it was worthy discussing. According to Pietersen, Flower has changed implicit the years and present understands today’s players overmuch better. “This is simply a WILD thought. I reckon 1 of my wildest. Can England bring backmost Andy Flower present that he’s changed and successful enactment with the modern-day player? He gets Test cricket.

I’ve been told by galore players that he’s changed his ways since our drama. He’s winning leagues truthful truly does get the modern-day player. VERY IMPORTANT! Wild, I know! Thoughts?” wrote Pietersen connected X.

Andy Flower has a beardown grounds arsenic a coach. During his earlier clip with England, helium guided the squad to the 2010 T20 World Cup rubric and helped them triumph 3 Ashes bid successful 2009, 2010–11 and 2013. Under his leadership, England besides reached the fig 1 presumption successful Test cricket.

After stepping distant from the England job, Flower recovered large occurrence successful franchise cricket. He has won large titles with Multan Sultans successful the

Pakistan Super League

, Trent Rockets successful The Hundred, and

Royal Challengers

Bengaluru successful

IPL

2025. Brendon McCullum, meanwhile, is inactive nether declaration with the England and Wales Cricket Board until the extremity of the 2027 Ashes series. However, aft the Ashes defeat, McCullum admitted determination mightiness beryllium idiosyncratic amended suited for the caput manager role.