'I want to put things right' - Nottinghamshire head coach Peter Moores

A desire to 'put things right' will drive Peter Moores when he embarks on a fresh two-year contract as Nottinghamshire's head coach next season.

Moores, who took Notts to the semi-finals of the Royal London One Day Cup and the Vitality Blast, acknowledged that the summer of 2019 had been one of his most difficult after the club were relegated to Division Two of the Championship, having barely scraped together half the points total of seventh-placed Warwickshire in the eight-team first division.

"I want to put things right," said Moores. "We're in a tough place at the moment, but I'm passionate about this club and I want to see us through this next period.

"We played some very good white-ball cricket in 2019 and we're determined to remain one of the country's most consistent forces in those formats. But it hurts me every day that we've been nowhere near the required standard with our red-ball cricket.

"We have to accept that the Second Division is the place we deserve to be based on the way we've played. We've now got to work harder than ever and fight to get back to where we want to be."

Nottinghamshire failed to win any of their 14 Championship matches, amassing 10 defeats and four draws for their 67 points, compared to Warwickshire's three wins, six losses and five draws for 131 points.

The Outlaws lost their Blast semi-final to Worcestershire Rapids in extraordinary circumstances. Needing 11 to win with eight wickets in hand, Notts lost three batsmen in the penultimate over and, with only six runs required off the final over, they managed just five. Notts were also thumped by 115 runs in the Royal London Cup semi-finals by Somerset, who set them a lofty target of 338 runs to win.

Moores, who coached England from 2007-09 and 2014-15, joined Nottinghamshire in 2015 as a consultant before taking on the new head coach role at the end of the following year. He won the white-ball double with the Outlaws in 2017 as well as promotion to Division One of the County Championship.

His tenure with Notts has coincided with a transitional period in which Michael Lumb, Chris Read and Brendan Taylor headed a list of experienced player departures, while Alex Hales and Harry Gurney opted to sign white-ball only deals.

Nottinghamshire Director of Cricket Mick Newell described Moores as one of the most dedicated and respected coaches in the game.

"He's committed to Notts and he's valued very highly by our players," Newell said. "This year has been tough for everyone involved with the club. However, we all believe the squad we have assembled has the talent and potential to get us back to where we need to be."