FORMER ENLAND INTERNATIONAL cricketer Jonathan Trott will join the Ireland menβs coaching staff in a short-term consultancy role from next week.
Trottβs 14-day job will focus on supporting preparations for Irelandβs upcoming ODIs against Afghanistan, and advising on matchdays one and two at Bready Cricket Club on 5 and 7 August.
Trott was head coach of Afghanistan from 2022 until February 2026, when he stepped down after the T20 World Cup.
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The 45-year-old was a talented top-order batter who played 52 Tests, 68 ODIs and seven T20Is for England between 2007 and 2015. As well as Afghanistan, he has had coaching roles with England U19s, Scotland, Warwickshire and Kent.
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Ex-England cricket star joins Ireland coaching staff as short-term consultant
FORMER ENLAND INTERNATIONAL cricketer Jonathan Trott will join the Ireland menβs coaching staff in a short-term consultancy role from next week.
Trottβs 14-day job will focus on supporting preparations for Irelandβs upcoming ODIs against Afghanistan, and advising on matchdays one and two at Bready Cricket Club on 5 and 7 August.
Trott was head coach of Afghanistan from 2022 until February 2026, when he stepped down after the T20 World Cup.
The 45-year-old was a talented top-order batter who played 52 Tests, 68 ODIs and seven T20Is for England between 2007 and 2015. As well as Afghanistan, he has had coaching roles with England U19s, Scotland, Warwickshire and Kent.
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