England’s Test captain Joe Root might have been not involved in the selection process for the next head coach of the national team, but he is well aware of what he wants from the potential candidate and that is – a focus on Test cricket and the infusion of new energy.

Under Trevor Bayliss, England transformed into a force in the white-ball cricket, as they won their maiden World Cup 2019 at home, while they had mixed success in Test cricket. However, Root made his intention clear that he, personally, expects Test cricket to be given a slightly more priority than the past few years under the new coach.

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Root told PA, “One thing you always want from a new coach is a bit of energy and a slightly different way of going about things. Trevor did a brilliant job managing English cricket, but I’m sure whoever comes in will want to put their stamp on it quite early. Personally, I'm looking forward to Test cricket being slightly more of a priority than it has been for the past few years.”

The firm favorite to succeed Trevor Bayliss as England’s head coach is Gary Kirsten, who coached India to a World Cup win in 2011, and Root has rich praise for the South African.

The skipper continued, “Gary has obviously had a fantastic time in international cricket, he's done some wonderful things with India and South Africa – domestically done some good stuff, recently in Twenty20 cricket. He's obviously a very accomplished, all-round coach.”

Root signed off by saying, “You look at the list and I'm thrilled with the names involved," he said. "There's a lot of noise around certain individuals, but the group have all done special things and could bring good things to English cricket.”

(With PA Inputs)