England are keen to move fast to replace Brendon McCullum as Test coach, days out from giving the man behind Bazball the flick. A mere handful of candidates are set to be shortlisted and sounded out by the England Cricket Board,

England have left the door ajar for Andy Flower to return as their Test coach after announcing Sunday that Brendon McCullum had been sacked from his red-ball role. ECB chief executive Richard Gould told reporters at Lord's on Sunday there is no requirement for McCullum's successor to be English and they may also be able to combine the role while still retaining a position in the lucrative T20 franchise Indian Premier League Zimbabwe

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - England's national cricket coach Andy Flower takes a telephone call before the start of the fourth Ashes series cricket match against Australia in Chester-le-Street, England, in ...