Shane Warne expresses his desire to become England's next head coach

Former Australia spinner Shane Warne has revealed his desire to coach the England cricket team. Warne feels that he will “do a pretty good job” as England cricket team coach as he thinks “it’s a great time to be England coach.”

Warne speaks

“I’d like to do it, it’s a great time to be England coach,” Warne was quoted while speaking on the Sky Sports Cricket Podcast.

“I think I’d do a pretty good job, there’s a lot to work with. There are so many good players in England and a lot of depth, but you’ve got to get some of the basics right. You can’t bowl no-balls and drop so many catches, but you’ve got the players, they’re just not performing,” the 52-year-old former cricketer further added.

While talking about the Australian cricket, Warne said that the way Justin Langer's case was handled was “disgraceful.” 

“Cricket Australia were disgraceful in the way they handled it. Winning an Ashes series and a World Cup, it doesn’t get much bigger than that. But [Langer] was a dead man walking. When I didn’t hear the captain or any other players sticking up for him, saying he was fantastic, I found that really disappointing."

Come out and speak

The former Aussie spinner also feels that Cricket Australia (CA) must come out and say that “they were not renewing his contract straight away but would wait until the end of the summer.”

“Why couldn’t Cricket Australia come out and say they were not renewing his contract straight away but would wait until the end of the summer, see who the best candidate is, and if Langer is still the best candidate give him a contract? If I were England I’d be jumping at him,” Warne explained.

It is important to mention that after suffering a humiliating 4-0 Ashes defeat against Australia, the Joe Root-led side will take on West Indies in a three-match Test series. The Test series is scheduled to start on March 8.

On the other hand the Australia cricket team will travel to Pakistan to play a three-match Test series. After the completion of the Test series, both teams will take part in a three-match ODI series and in a T20I match.