Michael Vaughan has cast doubt over whether Paul Collingwood is the right man to become England 's new permanent head coach.
Collingwood is currently in charge of the side on an interim basis after Chris Silverwood was sacked in the wake of England's 4-0 thrashing in the Ashes. And interim England managing director Sir Andrew Strauss has admitted Collingwood is being considered for the permanent job.
Collingwood has admitted that he would "never say never" to taking the role. However, Vaughan has outlined his concerns about his former teammate getting the job.
Vaughan feels Collingwood "has not distanced himself enough from being a player" and believes the fact he has "only ever known English cricket" is a drawback. However, he did admit that Collingwood would be the ideal man to lead England's white ball side if they opt to split the head coach role.
In his latest column for the Telegraph, Vaughan said: "If they win in the West Indies his stock will rise and England are going to need people like Colly involved in the future. I would not hesitate in giving him the role of lead coach of the white ball team if England look to split the roles, which I think they should, but I’m not sure he is the right candidate if they are looking for one person to lead both sides.
"Whether it is right or wrong, Collingwood's strengths of being good with the players and close to them is also a weakness as head coach. One of his problems is that he has not left the dressing room behind.
"He has not distanced himself enough from being a player to a coach or head coach of a national team. He is very defensive and bites at things.
"As the head coach of England you have to accept you do not get many easy press conferences. My advice is to have a look back at some of his interviews and learn from what he sees in himself.
"I see him almost like an England supporter arguing back, which is fine when you are a player, but when you are the head coach you have to be a little bit more neutral. My other slight worry is that Colly has only ever known English cricket.
"He has been an England player, played for Durham and then went into the England coaching set-up. Look at Flower, Fletcher and Bayliss. They had vast experience from around the world before taking on the England job."
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