Flower is currently associated with RCB in the IPL.
Andy Flower has officially withdrawn from contention for the England Test head coach vacancy following conversations with ECB managing director Rob Key, opting instead to continue his current franchise coaching commitments with Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the IPL and London Spirit in The Hundred.
The ECB was open to a job-sharing arrangement to accommodate Flower's IPL schedule. However, the Zimbabwe legend saw the tight turnaround between the end of the IPL and the English summer as a non-starter.
Flower, who coached England from 2009 to 2014, confirmed to Cricinfo on Friday (July 17) that he had ruled himself out of contention for the high-profile role following Brendon McCullum's exit.
"I have, yes," Flower said. "I have spoken with the ECB. We're all aware of the vacancy for the head coach job of the England national team, and I have spoken with Rob [Key] and the ECB on that topic. [But] the bottom line for me is that I'm very happy in the work that I'm doing at the moment."
Flower dismissed the idea of an IPL-Test job share, citing that managing the England team requires his full presence in the UK during the early English summer.
"Well, I can't speak for other people and it wouldn't be right for me to speak for the ECB, obviously," he stated. "They'll have to make their own judgments on that.
"For me, personally, I don't think I could have done both, especially with the IPL being held during the first couple of months of the English summer. If I was England Test coach, I'd like to be here [in the UK] watching and interacting with the people I needed to watch and interact with. So for me, that wasn't a possibility."
Flower cited that he was highly satisfied with his current franchise work and had no immediate desire to return to international cricket.
"I work for a couple of really good organisations [RCB and London Spirit]," he said. "I've got really good teams around me and good people around me, and I'm really comfortable with what I'm doing at the moment.
"I've worked with England before and I had an amazing time when I had the privilege to be England head coach and represent England as one of their leaders a number of years ago, and I remember those years really fondly, and it would be a privilege for me or anyone else to be the Test coach. But for me, at this time, I'm really comfortable with what I'm doing; I'm going to stick with doing that."
Andy Flower had previously spent five years coaching the Trent Rockets, but accepted the London Spirit position following a management shake-up. He stated he would not participate in the speculation over the England head coach job, and instead wants to focus his energy on the upcoming season of the tournament.
"We all like clarity," he said. "Obviously, there'll be lots of debate over who might do the head coach role, but I won't be part of that debate.
"People have said some very flattering things actually, over the last week, so that is nice to hear. There's no doubt we've all got an ego. I suppose we'd better perform in the Hundred… We all want to learn and evolve, and I'm no different in that regard. We're going to throw ourselves into this challenge now."
With the three-match series against Pakistan beginning at Headingley on August 19, the ECB is weighing candidates from a nine-man shortlist, though Marcus Trescothick remains the top option to serve as interim coach.
The remaining favourites for the role include Stephen Fleming, Justin Langer, Richard Dawson, Jonathan Trott, Mike Hesson, Tom Moody and Kumar Sangakkara.
(With Cricinfo Inputs)