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Jonathan Trott sets out his England coaching ambitions

The England Lions coach joins Stick to Cricket to explain his approach to developing players, with Harry Brook and Rashid Khan providing revealing examples.

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Jonathan Trott: Coaching Afghanistan, Ashes Glory and England Lions Job! | Stick to Cricket: EP 65

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5:44Trott explains why franchise coaching requires flexibility with players and why establishing an approach takes time.
12:11The Lions job brings a winter schedule in the West Indies and South Africa.
17:44Trott wants the Lions to win in the West Indies, not simply gain experience.
21:47His England interview approach emphasized knowing almost the entire touring lineup before departure.
27:18Trott remembers Brook as the most talented under-19 player he had seen.
36:09He praises Rashid Khan for prioritizing Afghanistan despite lucrative franchise opportunities.

England is the ambition. Jonathan Trott is leading the Lions, but he tells Stick to Cricket that coaching England's Test side remains his goal.

Joining Michael Vaughan, Alastair Cook, David Lloyd and Darren Gough, Trott gets into what that ambition requires: clear plans, knowing which players you want and understanding how to get the best from them. Recalling his interview for the England job, he stresses how much of a touring team should already be settled before departure.

The episode has drawn roughly 45,000 views in 21 hours, well beyond The Overlap Cricket's usual first-day audience. Comments have also reached four times the usual first-day total, with several viewers remembering the dependable batter they would like to see in England's lineup again.

Trott's coaching stories offer another perspective on familiar players. He remembers Harry Brook from the under-19 setup: "He was the most talented under-19 player I'd seen." Later, he praises Rashid Khan's commitment to Afghanistan despite the opportunities available in franchise cricket.

For the Lions, development doesn't mean treating results as incidental. "When we go to the West Indies, I want us to go there and I want us to win," Trott says. He also remembers his own Lions tours as hugely beneficial to his development.

This is a sponsored podcast episode, with the usual table chatter intact: Lloyd even takes a phone call during the recording. But Trott supplies its clearest closing perspective on moving from player to coach: "I'll never forget how hard cricket was, or is."

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What viewers say

One of if not the most under rated batsman of all time. England have been crying out for a number 3 like Trotty ever since he retired
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Darren Gough has to become a permanent member of this weekly panel
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Afg will always remember beloved coach Jonathan. ❤
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A lot of people say England need another KP or another Stokes: what England really need is another Jonathan Trott, a dependable top/mid order batter who can steady things if the top wickets go quickly. That's not in the nature of the likes of Brook and company at this moment in time.
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Trott pietersen and bell has to be England's best ever 3,4 and 5 they complimented each other so much
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