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Former Zim captain has been named England's new assistant coach, following on from the appointment of Peter Moores in place of Duncan Fletcher. Funny how England can't seem to manage without at least one Zimbabwean in their setup, isn't it?

One side effect of the appointment is that Flower's first-class playing career is now at an end. In a statement announcing the appointment, Flower said;:

"I'm proud of the days I spent in Zimbabwe and I'm proud of the fact that when we were given Test status we worked our hides off, sweating blood and tears trying to justify that promotion to Test and one-day international cricket. I look back fondly on the times that I spent with a lot of good people in Zimbabwe."

Flower has indicated in the past that he would be willing to help Zimbabwean cricket rebuild, just not under the current board. During his time with Zimbabwe, Flower played 63 Tests, scoring 4794 runs at an average of 51.54, with 12 centuries and 160 dismissals as wicketkeeper. He was the #1 ranked Test bastman for a period, and is undoubtedly Zimbabwe's greatest player to date.