Will Andy Flower be England's next Test coach? RCB coach drops massive statement

Andy Flower is the head coach of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in IPL.

Andy Flower is one of the most renowned white-ball coaches in cricket who has guided many teams to titles. He started his coaching stint with the role of England‘s Head Coach in 2009 and won many accolades with the team.

England won the ICC T20 World Cup 2010, Ashes in 2009, 2010/11, and 2013, and also a notable away Test series win in India in 2012. Flower guided the Three Lions to Test No.1 rankings during that tenure. For the same he was also awarded the Coach of the Year by BBC Sports Awards of the Year 2011.

In global franchise T20 cricket, he won PSL Championship with Multan Sultans in 2021, the Hundred with Trent Rockets in 2022, ILT20 Championship with Gulf Giants in 2023, and has spearheaded Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) to consecutive IPL titles in 2025 and 2026. Recently, he has joined London Spirit as the Head Coach ahead of the Hundred 2026 season.

After such a decorated portfolio as the head coach, he is naturally one of the most sought-after head coaches in the cricket fraternity. Of late, he was also approached by the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for the role.

Andy Flower denies taking England Test head coach position

After Brendon McCullum stepped down from his role as England’s head coach in Test cricket, the board has been actively looking for replacements. McCullum made this decision after losing the Test series to New Zealand 2-1 in June 2026.

Many English cricket supporters and pundits were talking about the possibility of Andy Flower returning to the helm. He has brought glory to the team before, and many thought he would take on the role again.

The ECB were also flexible with their approach for the new coach. They had clarified that they were willing for the head coach to miss Test matches due to IPL commitments, indicating the inclination towards Flower.

However, in the latest update it has been understood that Flower has denied for the role. While speaking at the London Spirit media day at Lord’s on Friday afternoon, he showed disinterest in the England job. He said:

“I have spoken with Rob [Key] and the ECB on that topic. The bottom line for me is that I’m very happy in the work that I’m doing at the moment. I work for a couple of really good organisations, I’ve got really good teams around me, really good people around me. I’m really comfortable with what I’m doing at the moment.

“I’ve worked with England before and I had an amazing time when I had the privilege to be England head coach and represent England as one of their leaders a number of years ago, and I remember those years really fondly, and it would be a privilege for me or anyone else to be the Test coach. But for me at this time, I’m really comfortable with what I’m doing. I’m going to stick with doing that.”

England will be playing a Test series against Pakistan from August 19 and would need to appoint a new coach ahead of that series. After the Zimbabwean coach and player ruled out all possibility of taking up the role, the board is in a tight spot.

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