“I’d love to coach England” – Jonathan Trott on Afghanistan, the Ashes and coaching ambitions
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“I’d love to coach England” – Jonathan Trott on Afghanistan, the Ashes and coaching ambitions

42:18 Jan 26, 2026
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Phil Walker chats with Afghanistan coach and former England No.3 Jonathan Trott to discuss life as an international coach, the Ashes, future coaching ambitions and his own storied England career. 07:44 Journey as Afghanistan coach09:15 Language barrier10:50 Highest & Lowest moments as coach14:13 How Afghanistan punch above their weight18:52 Afghanistan women's team22:43 Future of Afghanistan cricket24:14 Trott's immediate coaching future with Afghanistan & beyond28:59 Ashes reflections 31:41 Should England restart their journey?34:43 Bethell thoughts36:28 England career reflections39:03 Trott's best innings for England 👀 PATREON For bonus podcasts and daily episodes after every England game, sign up to our Patreon! http://patreon.com/WisdenCricket 👉 SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/@WisdenCricket?sub_confirmation=1 ✍️ LATEST NEWS: https://www.wisden.com 📱 SOCIALS: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WisdenCric Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wisden_cricket/ X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/WisdenCricket TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wisdencricket #Cricket #JonathanTrott #EnglandCricket Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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