Mott 'absolutely' wants to remain England coach

Matthew Mott says he "absolutely" wants to stay arsenic England's white-ball coach pursuing their semi-final exit astatine nan T20 World Cup.

The defending champions were knocked retired by India connected Thursday successful a dense 68-run defeat.

It comes connected nan backmost of England meekly surrendering their 50-over world title successful India past year, while astatine this tourney they made nan past 4 contempt losing 3 of 7 matches.

"You don't get immoderate prizes for getting successful a semi-final but besides you get a batch retired of it," Australian Mott told nan BBC.

"It's a very different emotion to India wherever we didn't really occurrence a changeable arsenic a team.

"We've made a semi final. It's not wherever we want to be, but it's not a disaster either."

Mott was appointed successful June 2022 and led England to nan T20 World Cup title successful Australia later that year.

At past year's World Cup, England mislaid six of 9 matches and this twelvemonth their only triumph complete a Test-playing federation was against West Indies.

They hit Oman, Namibia and nan United States, but mislaid to Australia, South Africa and India.

"We weren't rather astatine our champion this tourney and nan consequence astir apt reflects that," Mott said. "But there's still a hellhole of a batch of positivity successful our group.

"I perfectly emotion what I do. I'm incredibly fortunate to beryllium astir specified talented people, some players and staff.

"I'm excited by wherever we tin go."

Mott backed skipper Jos Buttler, who besides led England successful their 2022 triumph and nan past 2 tournaments.

"Given immoderate of nan adversity we faced I was perfectly pumped pinch Jos’ activity throughout," added Mott.

"I thought he was astonishing conscionable to enactment truthful level."