Peter Moores has been confirmed as England head coach for a second time.<\/p>\n
The Lancashire coach, 51, previously led the national team between 2007-09 but was sacked after being involved in a dispute with batsman Kevin Pietersen.<\/a><\/p>\n Moores, who took Lancashire to the 2011 County Championship title, succeeds Andy Flower, who resigned in January<\/a> after a 5-0 Ashes defeat by Australia.<\/p>\n “Peter is the outstanding coach of his generation. This is the future,” said England managing director Paul Downton.<\/p>\n “He will return to the role as England head coach with a great deal more experience and understanding of the challenges that the role presents,” added Downton, who replaced Hugh Morris<\/a> as MD and commenced his role in January. “I believe that this is his time.”<\/p>\n Moores will take charge of England’s Test, one-day international and Twenty20 teams, a position one-day coach Ashley Giles had been favourite for following Flower’s resignation.<\/p>\n Giles lost what proved to be his final match with the limited overs side, a World T20 game against minnows the Netherlands last month,<\/a> but Downton said: “The defeat didn’t cost Ashley Giles his job.<\/p>\n “I think this has just come too early for Ashley – but it’s by no means the end – I’ll be surprised if he doesn’t come back and maybe in the future he will be England coach.”<\/p>\n Others under consideration for the post included Nottinghamshire coach Mick Newell, Sussex’s Mark Robinson and former Sri Lanka coach Trevor Bayliss.<\/p>\n Downton revealed that “advanced negotiations” were in place to appoint an assistant coach, thought to be current Sri Lanka coach Paul Farbrace, who formerly worked at Kent and Yorkshire.<\/p>\n “In the past we have split the roles, but a senior assistant seemed to be the best way forward. I’m comfortable if we can make that appointment it will work well,” Downton added.<\/p>\n Moores led England in seven Test series, starting with a 3-0 win over West Indies, after replacing Duncan Fletcher as coach before a breakdown in his relationship with then captain Pietersen.<\/p>\n A former Worcestershire and Sussex wicketkeeper, Moores was appointed as Lancashire coach in February 2009<\/a> on a three-year contract, having previously led Sussex to the County Championship title in 2003.<\/p>\n