Andy Flower has ruled himself out of the running to replace Brendon McCullum as head coach of the England Test team. McCullum was sacked earlier this month after a run of poor form and a number of controversial off‑field incidents, but he remains in charge of the England white‑ball set‑up.

The former head coach of England from 2009 to 2014, Andy Flower helped the team win the Ashes on three occasions, including their last away win in 2010‑11, before leaving after a 5‑0 series defeat in Australia.

The Zimbabwean is now head coach of Royal Challengers Bengaluru, leading them to the IPL title in 2025 and 2026, and he won The Hundred with Trent Rockets in 2022. He is also the coach of London Spirit and, despite several conversations with the ECB, has chosen to stay with his current teams.

At a media day for London Spirit, Andy Flower said, "I have spoken to the ECB… I am aware of the head coach vacancy of the England national team. The bottom line for me is I'm very happy in the work that I'm doing at the moment." He added that he has, indeed, ruled himself out.