Carl Hopkinson and Richard Dawson, members of England’s white-ball backroom employees, stints concluded after the tip of the Three Lions tour of the Caribbean. The duo had been part of the Caribbean tour which concluded on Sunday, with England taking away the T20I collection with a 3-1 collection win towards the West Indies. The teaching employees overhaul comes within the backdrop of Brendon McCullum taking up the place of England’s head coach throughout all codecs.
Hopkinson, who served as England’s fielding coach, entered the boys’s set-up in 2018. He was a part of England’s success within the ODI World Cup in 2019 on house turf and the T20 World Cup in Australia in November 2022.
Dawson entered the fray earlier than the 2022 World Cup. He served as the top coach of the Younger Lions staff that reached the Beneath-19 World Cup ultimate in 2022.
For Hopkinson, being part of England’s teaching set-up for seven years and securing two World Cup trophies was a profession spotlight for him.
“It has been a profession spotlight not solely to be a part of the England teaching set-up for the previous seven years but in addition to be concerned in two historic World Cup victories, which is one thing I will at all times cherish,” Hopkinson stated as quoted from an announcement by the ECB.
“After beginning as Nationwide Lead Fielding coach, I labored alongside Richard Dawson to assist the England Males U19s attain their first World Cup ultimate for twenty-four years. It has been thrilling to see younger gamers we labored with on the World Cup develop into full England internationals in addition to extra just lately serving to a number of the finest white-ball gamers on this planet proceed to develop,” he added.
Dawson, who loved each second that he spent within the England setting, is trying ahead to seeing the white-ball staff elevate extra trophies.
“I’ve loved each minute within the England setting and dealing with a number of the finest white-ball gamers on this planet in addition to nice folks within the teaching staff and backroom employees from the U19s to the senior staff,” he stated.
“Being head coach of the England U19 staff that reached the World Cup ultimate was a profession spotlight whereas it has been a pleasure working with a number of the high spinners on this planet whereas additionally creating the energy and depth of spin bowling expertise from throughout the nation. I sit up for seeing the white-ball staff proceed to progress and hopefully win extra trophies,” he added.
Rob Key, England Males’s managing director, hailed the duo for the contribution that they made to the staff and stated, “Hoppo and Daws are two excellent coaches who’ve performed necessary roles within the success of our white-ball groups.”
“Along with their teaching experience with our senior groups, they’ve additionally developed younger gamers by means of the age teams to assist arrange the subsequent period of our white-ball groups. England Cricket is in a greater place due to them, and I want them effectively within the subsequent chapter of their careers,” he added.
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