‘Pretty wild’: England coach Matthew Mott wins fourth World Cup title in four years

Former Queensland and Victoria opener Matthew Mott is quickly establishing himself as one of the most successful white-ball coaches in history.

Jos Buttler and Matthew Mott. Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images

After winning his fourth World Cup title in four years on Sunday evening, Matthew Mott is quickly establishing himself as one of the most successful white-ball coaches in history.

Less than six months after being appointed head coach of the England men’s one-day team, Mott has helped the Three Lions secure its second T20 World Cup title, becoming just the second nation to achieve the feat.

England defeated Pakistan by five wickets in front of 80,462 fans at the MCG to become the first men’s team in history to possess the ODI and T20 World Cups simultaneously.

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Three Australians have been pulling the strings in the background, with Mott, batting coach Michael Hussey and bowling coach David Saker guiding England to unprecedented World Cup glory.

The T20 tournament was the first major challenge for Mott and newly-appointed captain Jos Buttler, and their partnership will be crucial ahead of next year’s World Cup in India.

“With Matthew Mott we can hopefully shape the next era of English white-ball cricket,” Buttler told reporters at the MCG on Saturday.

“We’re still reaping the rewards of (former captain) Eoin Morgan’s tenure and the changes that have happened in the white-ball game in England.

“We’re very much right in the back of that wave, but there’s a bit of a new direction as well.”

Matthew Mott celebrates with his team. Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images

It was only this year that Mott was celebrating his previous World Cup triumph, leading the Australian women’s team to the 50-over title in New Zealand in April.

During his seven-year tenure, the former Queensland and Victoria opener transformed a talented Australian squad into an unbeatable one, winning two T20 World Cup titles, three Ashes series and two ICC Women’s Championships.

Under his guidance, Australia also broke the all-time record for most consecutive ODI victories, winning 26 straight matches between 2018 and 2021.

But the undisputed highlight of Mott’s reign as Australian coach came in March 2020, when Meg Lanning and her teammates toppled India in front of a record-breaking crowd of 86,174 at the MCG.

Remarkably, having achieved the same feat two years later, albeit with a different team, Mott is now the reigning champion coach for the men’s and women’s T20 World Cups.

“It‘s very special,” Mott after Sunday’s victory.

“You never like to compare any of them, they‘re all equally fun, and great but I’m going to really enjoy tonight with the boys.”

Someone needs to find the cheat code that Matthew Mott has with respect to winning championships. He's unstoppable (yes in Sia's voice!). Howwww!? #T20WorldCupFinal#T20WorldCup

— S. Sudarshanan (@Sudarshanan7) November 13, 2022

Matthew Mott take a bow.
His 2022:
2 World Cup titles, 2 different formats, 1 men’s, 1 women’s.

Obscene! #T20WorldCup#ENGvPAK#T20WorldCupFinal#England

— Georgie Heath (@GeorgieHeath27) November 13, 2022

Congratulations to this absolute amazing coach Matthew Mott winning 2 x @ICC World Cup 🏆 🏆 in the one year is unbelievable. #bestinthebusinesspic.twitter.com/SF6usmoszE

— Lisa Sthalekar (@sthalekar93) November 13, 2022

Matthew Mott currently holding both the women's and men's T20 World Cup titles as head coach is pretty wild

— Will Macpherson (@willis_macp) November 13, 2022

Mott’s influence was evident leading into the tournament, backing Big Bash League alumni Alex Hales to replace the injured Jonny Bairstow.

Hales had been black-listed from representing his country for three years after a series of off-field misdemeanours, but his inclusion proved a masterstroke.

The 33-year-old plundered 212 runs at 42.40 with a strike rate of 147.22 in the tournament, booking England’s place in the finale with a record-breaking partnership alongside Buttler against India in the semi-final.

Mott also threw his support behind Ben Stokes and Sam Curran, who many considered not to be in England’s best starting XI before the tournament, and his trust paid dividends on Sunday,

Stokes scored an unbeaten half-century in the run chase and Curran conceded just 12 runs from four overs in the must-win final, with their performances proving the difference.

“Over your coaching journey your learn off a lot of other people and reflect a lot,” Mott told SEN in the lead-up to Sunday’s final.

“Being at the right place at the right time is a pretty good strategy.

“I’ve worked with some outstanding players over my time with the Australian women’s team, and this is an incredible generation of white-ball cricketers here with England.”

Mott’s next challenge in a three-match ODI series against Australia on foreign soil, which gets underway at Adelaide Oval on Thursday afternoon.