Matthew Mott will STAY on as England coach despite World Cup shambles which has seen the defending champions win just one of their first seven matches

• England are likely to rebuild their ODI side following their disastrous World Cup
• Mott and captain Jos Buttler have come under instense criticism for the showing
• Mott, however, maintains the support of Rob Key following T20 World Cup win 

England are prepared to keep faith with under-fire coach Matthew Mott despite suffering one of the worst defences of any World Cup by any sporting team.

Pressure is growing on Mott after England’s embarrassing exit from a tournament they began as one of the favourites was sealed by old enemy Australia in Ahmedabad.

It meant they have lost six of their seven matches in India so far, most by big margins, and need victory in their final two games against the Netherlands and Pakistan just to avoid the ignominy of failing to qualify for the next Champions Trophy in 2025.

But Mail Sport understands there is no appetite among the England hierarchy to cut short the limited-overs reign of Mott just a year after victory in the T20 World Cup.

Mott retains the trust of England managing director Rob Key, who recruited him in 2022 to work in a new two-coach system both because of his closeness to Test supremo Brendon McCullum and his outstanding white-ball record in his native Australia.

England are set to keep faith with white ball head coach Matthew Mott despite their dismal World Cup defence

Mott and captain Jos Buttler (right) have come under intense criticism for England’s showing

They have won just one of seven games so far with their exit confirmed after their loss to Australia on Saturday

Key is also convinced there are no divisions within the camp despite the mid-tournament retirement of David Willey and believes England have simply drastically under-performed after six years of white-ball domination in both 50-over and T20 cricket.

The situation could yet change if the Netherlands inflict even more embarrassment on England in Pune on Wednesday and condemn them, barely believably, to bottom place in the 10-team table at the end of the group stage.

But, as it stands, Mott will be told to prepare for England’s defence of their T20 title in the Caribbean and United States in June by picking a new-look squad for what is now a vital white-ball tour to the West Indies next month.

That squad will still probably be led by Jos Buttler unless he decides captaincy is having too adverse an effect on his own form and requests a return to the ranks.

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