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"Following the recent very disappointing Ashes defeat it is clear to me that this is now time for England cricket, led by Alastair Cook, to rebuild with a new set of values and goals," said Flower, who informed Paul Downton, the ECB's new managing director of England cricket, of his desire to stand down in a meeting at Lord's on Thursday. "The opportunity to start with a clean slate and begin to instil methods to ensure England cricket is moving in the right direction will be an incredibly exciting challenge for someone but I do not feel I am in a position to undertake that challenge.

http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/jan/31/andy-flower-sacked-england-cricket-coach

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"Following the recent very disappointing Ashes defeat it is clear to me that this is now time for England cricket, led by Alastair Cook, to rebuild with a new set of values and goals," said Flower, who informed Paul Downton, the ECB's new managing director of England cricket, of his desire to stand down in a meeting at Lord's on Thursday. "The opportunity to start with a clean slate and begin to instil methods to ensure England cricket is moving in the right direction will be an incredibly exciting challenge for someone but I do not feel I am in a position to undertake that challenge.

Would of been the height of ineptitude to actually stay on after the mauling that team has copped this summer.

KP now given the flick too. After being the top scoring batsmen for the poms in the last 2 ashes series.

I thought that overall Andy Flower had done pretty well for the Poms as a coach, this last tour aside.
Good luck trying to find someone better to replace him !!

I thought that overall Andy Flower had done pretty well for the Poms as a coach, this last tour aside.
Good luck trying to find someone better to replace him !!