Former England all-rounder Mark Alleyne is reportedly among the contenders to coach England's white-ball side.
New Managing Director of Men's cricket Rob Key has decided to split the head coach job, with the ECB formally advertising for separate red and white ball coaches. Applications for both roles are set to close on Friday.
And according to a report from the Telegraph, Alleyne has applied for the white ball job. The 53-year-old recently worked with England during their T20 series against the West Indies in January, having previously been head coach of Gloucestershire.
Alleyne played 10 ODIs for England between 1999 and 2000, before being appointed Gloucestershire coach in 2004. The appointment saw Alleyne became the first black British head coach in county cricket and he led Gloucestershire to two one-day trophies and the final of the T20 Cup during his tenure.
The report states that there are 'several domestic candidates vying to become England's new white-ball head coach', with overseas coaches Gary Kirsten and Simon Katich the front-runners to get the Test job.
England's current interim head coach Paul Collingwood is also said to have applied for the white-ball job, while ECB elite pathway coach Richard Dawson is reportedly a 'strong contender' after leading England's under-19s side to the World Cup final earlier this year.
England batting coach Marcus Trescothick, meanwhile, is noted as 'an outside candidate for the white-ball role'. The former opener has never been a head coach before, but said last year: "Eventually I want to become a head coach myself."
Speaking last week, Key admitted he wants to see more home-grown coaches emerging. "Let's be honest, we are at this point where we have two coaching jobs and the majority of the names coming at you will be overseas coaches," Key said.
"That can't be right. That is a fault of the system and we need to be sorting this out. You can't be telling me that there are not good English coaches.
"We have this whole system in place and we have to make it an appealing job and an appealing process. There are so many people in our game that have great views and we want them in coaching. It can't always be someone else's fault. What do we need to do?"
