One Coach Model Will Soon be Outdated, feels Eoin Morgan

England ODI skipper feels cricket’s three formats are diverging at a rate that it will be impossible for a coach to manage in coming days.

England’s coach Trevor Bayliss and his Australian counterpart Darren Lehmann will depart their roles after the ICC 2019 World Cup, with neither man willing to extend their contract any further.

England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) had previously employed different limited-overs and Test match coaches when Andy Flower handed the shorter forms to Ashley Giles, but Morgan believes one coach fitting all roles will soon be outdated.

“I think down the line there will be,” Morgan said when asked if there is a need for different coaches in each format.

“Cricket is going to change even more in the next ten years than it has in the previous ten years. I’d say, if anything, the formats are getting further and further apart. So I’m open to it,” Morgan added.

England’s success at next year’s World Cup will be the ultimate judgment upon the decision taken by the ECB in 2015 when they replaced Peter Moores with Bayliss to improve England’s limited overs cricket.

Talking at the MCG, where England was thrashed by Australia in the opening match of the 2015 World Cup on the way to early elimination, Morgan said the struggles of that tournament was the major cause for change.

“It had quite a significant role, really. After that, a line was drawn in the sand, and we were given clear directives that the goal was the 2019 World Cup,” Morgan said.

Morgan also revealed the selectors gave them confidence and a proper clarity was provided to them by Director of Cricket Andrew Strauss.

Bayliss received harsh criticism after the Ashes defeat by 4-0, but it has been clear throughout his tenure that apart from home success, his main focus was the 50-over and 20-over formats.

“Trevor’s been fantastic for us. He creates a brilliant atmosphere around the team which allows people to go out and play in that free fashion. He doesn’t miss a beat; he sees everything that goes on and his great strength is he’s a great man manager. He really looks after people and gives them confidence. Any coach who can make the player feel 10 feet tall when they go out is fantastic,” Jos Buttler said to BBC.

Despite beating them in the last Champions Trophy, Morgan stated they are a strong side at home and will be confident after the Ashes win.

However, Morgan is confident that his team can adapt to the different conditions.

“We’ve certainly tempered our aggression with some smart cricket. Given the grounds that we’ve played at around the world, we’ve been able to do that. More importantly, the wickets that we’ve played on, we’ve adapted to them. Par for the course for this series will be bringing out the positive, aggressive style with the bat with adapting to the wicket,” he concluded.

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