ENG vs PAK | England appoint Jonathan Trott as batting consultant

Trott’s appointment serves as a huge relief for Graham Thorpe, who had been serving both as a batting consultant and the assistant coach after Mark Ramprakash left his role of the English side’s batting coach post the 2019 World Cup. The appointment of Trott means that Thorpe will solely focus on being the assistant coach of the side for the first Test. The ECB, interestingly, though, have named Paul Collingwood, who has been overseeing the England side in the ongoing ODIs against Ireland, as the assistant coach for the second and third Tests.

Meanwhile, England have also roped in the duo of Graeme Welch and Jeetan Patel, who will serve as the side’s pace bowling and spin bowling consultants respectively. The ex-Kiwi spinner Patel, however, has only been asked to turn up for the second and the third Tests. Former Nottinghamshire wicket-keeper Bruce French and former Sussex batsman Carl Hopkinson, meanwhile, have been appointed as the side’s wicket-keeping and fielding coaches respectively, for the series.