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'Dour' Flower, 'negative' Prior, 'company man' Cook

Kevin Pietersen's autobiography contains colourful accusations and revelations about the England set-up he used to inhabit. Here we collect some of the stand-out lines

06-Oct-2014•ESPNcricinfo staff

Flower to coach strong Lions team

Andy Flower will return to coaching less than six months after stepping down as England's team director when he takes charge of the Lions in their triangular series against New Zealand A and Sri Lanka A next month

24-Jul-2014•Alan Gardner

Pietersen falls victim to a very English revolution

A players' meeting in which Kevin Pietersen criticised Andy Flower sowed the seeds of his exclusion from England's future plans

06-Feb-2014•David Hopps

Flower offered role teaching leadership skills

Andy Flower has been offered a new role with a prime focus upon identifying and developing leadership qualities in young England cricketers, according to the chairman of the ECB, Giles Clarke

01-Feb-2014•Vithushan Ehantharajah

Flower's England tenure over

Andy Flower, one of the most successful coaches in England's history, is to leave his position as team director after five years in the job

31-Jan-2014•Alan Gardner

Flower determined to correct mistakes

Andy Flower has reiterated his desire to remain as England team director, but admitted "we've made mistakes" during the Ashes tour of Australia

06-Jan-2014•George Dobell in Sydney

Flower gets backing of ECB into 2015

David Collier, the ECB chief executive, has given a strong indication that Andy Flower will remain as team director after the Ashes series.

04-Jan-2014•ESPNcricinfo staff

Flower has desire to lead rebuilding

Andy Flower admitted it feels like the end of an era for his England Test team but does not believe the changing of the guard among the players has to be replicated in the captaincy or coaching staff

30-Dec-2013•George Dobell

Flower set for England talks

England team director Andy Flower will meet with the new managing director of England cricket, Paul Downton, in Sydney over the New Year to plot a way forward for the team after their disastrous tour of Australia

30-Dec-2013•Andrew McGlashan

Criticism is deserved - Flower

England's head coach Andy Flower accepted that questions would be asked about his own role and that of many of England's senior players after the 3-0 Ashes defeat

18-Dec-2013•George Dobell

'England can fight back' - Flower

Andy Flower has said he believes England can fight back against Australia, despite heavy defeats in the first two Tests

10-Dec-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

Schedule weighs heavy on England

The issue of player burnout may be among the most pressing matters confronting Paul Downton when he replaces Hugh Morris as the managing director of England cricket in the new year

04-Dec-2013•George Dobell in Adelaide

Lehmann rejects sledging summit

Darren Lehmann has rejected suggestions of talks with England to set boundaries for acceptable sledging during the Ashes series

26-Nov-2013•Daniel Brettig

Flower tight-lipped over his future

Andy Flower has declined to deny suggestions that he is considering stepping down from his day-to-day coaching position with the England Test team

26-Aug-2013•George Dobell

Cook is a strong leader - Flower

Andy Flower has praised the captaincy of Alastair Cook as a crucial factor in England's success in the Investec Ashes.

13-Aug-2013•George Dobell

DRS 'hasn't worked well' - Flower

Andy Flower, the England team director, admitted the Decision Review System "hasn't worked well at all" in the Investec Ashes series but does not advocate a return to the days of no technology

06-Aug-2013•George Dobell

Broad shoulder was major worry

Andy Flower has defended the performance of England's bowlers after suggestions his team have an over-burdening reliance on James Anderson

15-Jul-2013•George Dobell

Flower proud of England's nerve

Andy Flower has praised the "resolve and resilience" of his team after England's narrow victory in the first Investec Ashes Test at Trent Bridge

15-Jul-2013•George Dobell

England stroll but Broad a doubt

Graeme Swann proved his fitness for the Ashes with a five-wicket haul to help England to victory over Essex in Chelmsford, but concerns linger over the availability of Stuart Broad

03-Jul-2013•The Report by George Dobell in Chelmsford

Cook, Flower claim tactics 'vindicated'

Alastair Cook and Andy Flower insisted their tactics had been "vindicated" after England won the second Test against New Zealand by 247 runs to clinch a 2-0 series victory.

28-May-2013•George Dobell

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