Who will be the next coach of England? Know the names of 5 contenders amidst the discussion of Ashwin-Dravid.

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) had removed Brendon McCullum from the post of head coach of the England Test team. ECB took this big step after continuous defeats under his coaching. McCullum will continue coaching England’s white ball teams. England has to play a 3-match home Test series against Pakistan next month. Before this series, along with the coach, it is also searching for a new captain. Ben Stokes had announced his retirement during the recently concluded New Zealand series. In such a situation, the English Test team is having to go through a major change in leadership.

The names of Ravichandran Ashwin and Rahul Dravid are being discussed in the race to become the next head coach of the England Test team, but according to media reports, the names of Indian greats are not among those shortlisted by the ECB. Let us tell you who are the 5 big contenders to replace McCullum.

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andy flower

Former Zimbabwean cricketer Andy Flower has been the coach of England for a long time. He coached England from 2009 to 2014 and led it to many major successes in Test cricket. During his coaching tenure, England not only won the Ashes at home but also retained this prestigious trophy in Australia.

England also won the Test series in India. Flowers is also very successful in the franchise circuit. He has made Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) the Indian Premier League (IPL) champion twice in a row. If he becomes the coach of the England Test team, he will not be asked to leave RCB. ECB has already made it clear that Test coaches will be allowed to work in IPL.

Andrew Flintoff

Veteran English cricketer Andrew Flintoff is coaching the England Lions and England-A team. He started his coaching career in ‘The Hundred’. Former all-rounder Flintoff took the reins of Northern Superchargers in 2024 and 2025. He is also going to coach Sydney Thunder in Australia’s Big Bash League (BBL). There are speculations that Flintoff will also be handed over the reins of the England Test team.

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justin langer

Australian legend Justin Langer is coaching Lucknow Super Giants in IPL and Manchester Super Giants in ‘Hundred’. Earlier he was the head coach of Australia (2018-2022). During his tenure, Australia drew the 2019 Ashes series 2-2 and then won the T20 World Cup in 2021. Langer has also been the coach of Perth Scorchers in BBL.

Stephen Fleming

Four years ago, before making McCullum the head coach, ECB had offered his compatriot Stephen Fleming but Fleming had refused. Fleming did not want to part ways with Chennai Super Kings (CSK). Now he has parted ways with CSK as well as Joburg Super Kings and Texas Super Kings. In such a situation, Fleming is also being seen as a big contender.

richard dawson

Richard Dawson, who is coaching county team Glamorgan, was also recently part of the coaching set-up of the England white ball team. He has also been the coach of England Under-19 team. Dawson has a wealth of coaching experience. He was the coach of Gloucestershire for 6 years.