The aim is to protect our talent – Morris – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andrew-Flower-c44362’s workload by allowing him to relinquish his limited-overs’ duties.
Flower, who has coached the Poms since 2008, will remain in charge as the team’s director, which allows him greater power in planning and decision making, while further perform his Head coach duties as England’s Test mentor. However, he will forego his one-day commitments to former England spinner http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ashley-Fraser-Giles-c46314, who has been unanimously picked as his successor in the shorter formats.
The appointment of Giles will significantly help Flower take breaks and spend time with his young family, something which has become a rarity, given the demanding nature of his job. After taking charge of the first team, Flower was further elevated as England’s team director the following year, and has had a major impact on the side’s overall fortunes.
The Poms won back to back Ashes, and further topped the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754, before announcing their intentions of relieving the former Zimbabwean from his day-to-day assignments.
Morris said that the approach seemed viable as Flower has spent around 60% of his time away from home over the past five years.
"We are all aware over the last five-and-a-half years since Andy's been involved that we've enjoyed some fantastic successes," Morris said. "Over that period Andy has missed a handful of days. We all know how busy the schedule is. Andy is 44 and has three young kids and spends a h**l of a lot of time away from home.
"We also know over the next eight-year period we will have a similar volume of cricket. We need a step change in order to protect our greatest assets which are our players and our team director and senior management. We aim to retain our talent over a long period of time."
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