Paul Farbrace says Richard Dawson has the qualities to be England's next Test coach

Sussex’s director of cricket, himself a former assistant coach to the England team, has chosen Glamorgan’s Dawson at the top of a list of four county mentors who he believes are capable of doing the job.

Andy Flower, a three-times Ashes winning coach, is believed to be the preferred candidate, especially as England managing director Rob Key is clinging to power and cannot afford to make another mistake.

But Farbrace has come up with a home-grown list of possibilities. He told Hove and Away: “There are probably four very good English coaches out there who could do the job.