The National Lead Coaching Structure and coaching staff for the England Men Test and white-ball teams have been confirmed.
Two newly-created National Lead coaching roles sees Mike Yardy appointed as Elite National Batting Lead, while Richard Dawson has agreed to undertake the Elite National Spin Bowling Lead role. Troy Cooley began as Elite National Pace Bowling Lead earlier this year.
England Men’s Test Head Coach, Stephen Fleming, will be supported by a coaching staff including Dawson, Marcus Trescothick, James Foster and Eric Simons.
England Men’s white-ball Head Coach, Brendon McCullum’s coaching team will include Sarah Taylor, Jeetan Patel, Tim Southee and Kevin Pietersen in his mentor role.
The coaching staff will be in place from the upcoming tours of South Africa (Test) and Australia (white-ball) respectively.
Dawson returns to the England Men's coaching structure after two years as head coach of Glamorgan, leading the Welsh county to promotion to Division One of the Rothesay County Championship in 2025 and securing their status in the top division in 2026. He has previously served as England Lions head coach, England U19s head coach and England Elite Pathways coach.
Foster, a former England wicketkeeper, comes into the national setup with a wealth of international and franchise coaching experience. He served as a white-ball consultant coach for England Men between 2018 and 2022, before working with New Zealand men in recent years. He also served as head coach of the Northern Superchargers in The Hundred between 2022-23 and has further experience coaching in the Indian Premier League, Pakistan Super League and Bangladesh Premier League.
Eric Simons is a former South Africa Men head coach, who has also worked with India Men as a bowling consultant. He worked alongside Fleming at Chennai Super Kings between 2018-2026, and is an assistant coach at Joburg Super Kings in the SA20 competition.