Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting has definitively dismissed the notion which have been linking him to the England white-ball coaching position. The role became available as Matthew Mott departed last month. As a result, Ponting’s name was mentioned as a potential successor due to his exceptional playing and coaching career.
However the Australian legend made it clear that he has no interest in taking the job, giving that international coaching commitment does not come in place with his priorities that he currently has.
Ricky recently concluded his 7-year association with the Delhi Capitals in the IPL. He is currently looking for new coaching opportunities within the circles of IPL and other worldwide franchise cricket leagues.
Ricky’s decision to prioritize franchise cricket over International coaching became evident when he ruled out taking up the position of England’s white-ball head coach. He explained that the demanding nature of international coaching requires substantial commitment for time which is opposite from his current priorities. Ricky quoted his involvement in television, commentary, and the importance of spending time at home as factors influencing his decision.
“No, I wouldn’t ever consider doing that actually. I’m on record saying that international jobs for me right now are not really where my life is at, as there’s just so much more time taken up with an international job. I’ve got other commitments as well, with my TV work and things that I do, and I’m also trying to balance that out with having a decent amount of home time, which I haven’t had much of the last couple of years anyway,” Ricky said.
Given his Australian heritage, Ricky accepted the unique challenge of coaching the England cricket team. Though he expressed respect for the role of coaching international teams, he said that the England position presented a specific set of complexities.
Considering his current workload, which includes exploring opportunities in the IPL and other franchise cricket leagues, Ponting made it clear that he is not interested in the coaching job for England. He has publicly advised England and Wales cricket Board to consider other candidates for this position.
“Coaching other international teams is one thing; coaching England for an Australian is probably something slightly different, but right now there’s sort of enough on my plate as I’ve got a bit more coming up in the next couple of months in the UK. Australia’s got some white-ball stuff coming up over there, which I’ll go and comment on, so no, right now if my name was on the list, they can actually take it off,” Ponting further said.
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