Matthew Mott has officially been named head coach of England 's white ball side, with the 48-year-old leaving his post with the Australia women's team.
New Managing Director of England Men's Cricket Rob Key has decided to split the head coach role and Mott will work solely with England's ODI and T20 sides, while New Zealand legend Brendon McCullum will take charge of the Test team.
Mott emerged as a surprise candidate for the job last week, after impressing the ECB selection panel of Key, Sir Andrew Strauss, outgoing CEO Tom Harrison and Performance Director Mo Bobat.
Paul Collingwood, who stood in as interim head coach for the recent tours of the West Indies, was originally thought to be the frontrunner for the white ball job but has been overlooked.
As a player, Mott represented both Queensland and Victoria before moving into coaching after his retirement. He took charge of New South Wales after Trevor Bayliss was appointed Sri Lanka coach and then spent two years with Glamorgan, before taking over as Australia women's coach in 2015.
During his reign, Australia have dominated the sport, winning the Women's World Cup, two Women's T20 World Cups and going unbeaten in four Women's Ashes series. His appointment as England white ball coach has now been confirmed in a statement from the ECB, with the 48-year-old agreeing a four-year deal.
Mott said: "I am delighted to accept the opportunity to take this white-ball role with England. Whilst I am Australian, I have deep connections, and several of my closest friends are in the UK, having spent considerable time in Scotland, Wales and England, both as a player and coach.
"When this role became available, I was attracted by the chance to work with such an established and successful team under the astute leadership of Eoin Morgan and now Rob Key, whom I have always admired as an excellent cricket mind.
"The idea of the split roles and the chance to work alongside Brendon McCullum in his red-ball role is an opportunity that I am incredibly enthusiastic about and certainly provides the right balance for my family as we embark on this exciting journey. It was always going to take something special to leave the role that I have loved for the past seven years with the Australian Women's team.
"However, I genuinely believe that the time is right to play a role in helping the England Men's ODI and T20 group continue to evolve as one of the best teams in the world. I am fully aware that this team has been functioning well and part of my initial plan is to work with the playing group and support staff on how we can firstly maintain, then enhance, the success they have started to build over the past few years.
"Since the excitement of accepting this role, I, like many people around the world, have been trying to come to terms with the tragic loss of my great mate Andrew Symonds. The support of his beautiful family and close friends in the coming days will be vitally important, so I respectfully request some time to process his passing and the immense loss before making any further comment on the role at this stage."
With the role now split, Mott and McCullum will need to have a strong working relationship, particularly when it comes to managing the workloads of multi-format players like Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer and Mark Wood. And McCullum is a big admirer of Mott, having recommended him to become New Zealand coach after he took over as captain in 2016.
Key added of Mott's appointment: "It is a real privilege to be able to announce Mathew Mott as the Head Coach of our men's white-ball team. He has had an incredible coaching journey with so many varied experiences that have brought him to this point where he was outstanding in the interview process and the perfect fit for our white-ball teams.
"We are lucky to be able to appoint a Head Coach that has not only been involved in international cricket for the last few years but he has also worked in franchise cricket around the world. More importantly, what he has done with the Australian Women's team is what will be asked of him to achieve for our men's white-ball sides.
"I'm confident that in Eoin Morgan and Matthew Mott, we have a formidable partnership that can push for more trophies in the coming years and that Matthew will be able to oversee any transition that team will go through in the future. Furthermore, Matthew will also help us invest in English coaches getting them as much experience as possible over the next few years."
He will take charge of England for the first time when they take on the Netherlands in a three-match ODI series that begins on June 17.
