Warne: Flower will succeed as coach

"England have taken a step in the right direction by appointing Andy Flower, and I think the new job title as team director is the right one," Shane Warne said.

"At international level, the 'coach' shouldn't be coaching - players don't need to hear about high left elbows and all that rubbish," said Warne, who had repeated run-in with former Australian coach John Buchanan during their days together.

"Basically, you want a good communicator who creates an environment where players feel comfortable and can play their own way knowing they will get support.

"Flower is a quality individual who earned the respect of everybody in the game with the way he played and for what he did off the field," said the flamboyant spinner.

"I think he will be a big calming influence in the dressing-room. He is one of those people who will be hard, but very fair. And being quite young, an Essex player until recently, means he is in tune with the modern game. He has all the qualities for the role," said the Australian.

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