Moores has 'no regrets' over England exit

Former England coach Peter Moores has said he has no regrets regarding his tenure with the England team. Moores was sacked as coach following his rift with then captain Kevin Pietersen, and on Wednesday appointed Lancashire coach.

"I would be wrong to say I was not disappointed about losing the job because I am a passionate Englishman and I love cricket and coaching cricket," he said. "I have no regrets but I look forward now to what is a great challenge for Lancashire - one of the biggest clubs in the country - and that is my focus totally."

The fallout with Pietersen marked a crisis in English cricket, following which Andrew Strauss took over the reins as captain and Andy Flower as an interim coach. Moores stressed the need to have a strong team structure and coaching setup to ensure such an incident wasn't repeated. "There has been lots said about that and England have got a massive Test match coming up - it is not my responsibility any more but over the last 18-20 months cricket has changed a tremendous amount and I think the key for every country is they have got to settle down very quickly and sort themselves out in that structure," he said.

However, he looked forward to his new assignment. "I had to think about it after losing the England job but it wasn't that big a decision for me. Of all the jobs apart from England I would want, in county cricket, it would be Lancashire. I was brought up around here, watched them as a child, so there is quite a strong connection.

"It is a massive club with a great history, so from that point of view it was easy."