As Trevor Bayliss has announced his intention to step down as the head coach of England, after the 2019 Ashes, former all-rounder Flintoff is pondering a bid to take over. Flintoff has revealed he could consider applying to become England coach when the job is open next year.
“I’m talking with my heart, yes (I’ll apply), I want to do it one day… if they want me to do it, I’ll do it,” Flintoff said.
Flintoff, 40, played a key part in a memorable Ashes win for England in 2005 and says he was so “disgusted” by the state of the national squad a couple of years ago that he sent an email to the England and Wales Cricket Board to make his interest in the position known.
“You had to apply like you do with any job, so I wrote an e-mail to the lad who was doing the interview process. Two weeks pass. No reply. Three weeks pass, no reply.
“They (ECB) didn’t believe it was my e-mail. I’ve had one e-mail address all my life, and they said they didn’t know it was me” he added.
