England head coach role is "such a big ask for one man", says Eoin Morgan

There is currently a void at the top of the coaching structure with the national team, following the dismissal of Chris Silverwood in the aftermath of a dismal Ashes performance

Eoin Morgan believes the England men's head coach role should be split in two, with separate positions for red and white-ball cricket.

There is currently a void at the top of the coaching structure with the national team, following the dismissal of Chris Silverwood in the aftermath of a dismal Ashes performance.

Paul Collingwood took on interim duties during the 1-0 Test series defeat against the West Indies, but one of the first jobs on new managing director of cricket Rob Key's to-do list will be to name a full-time replacement. Or replacements.

Key is known to favour a switch back to split roles for the top job, and Morgan agrees.

^{Eoin Morgan thinks the England head coach role should be split [Alex Davidson/Getty Images]}

The England white-ball skipper told Sky Sports: "Just the demands of the game as a whole now is huge, there is almost no break.

"It's such a big ask for one man to do the job."

Finding an appropriate and headline candidate for the English red-ball project could be a challenge. England have only won once in 17 Tests, are winless in five series, have no permanent captain, a flimsy batting lineup and a bowling unit which remains susceptible to injury.

Joe Root's resignation is likely to lead to Ben Stokes being installed as the new Test skipper - a position which some pundits have suggested could go to Morgan. 

The 35-year-old, who last played a Test more than a decade ago, laughed off that idea.

"I'm very happy with the role that I play within the white-ball team and English cricket at the moment. It has been the part of my career that I'm most proud of," he said.

^{Ben Stokes is the leading candidate to replace Joe Root as England Test captain [Gareth Copley/Getty Images]}

"My career is firmly focused on World Cups, and hopefully sustaining what we've built over the last six years is probably going to be the most important part of what I leave behind eventually.

"I haven't played red-ball cricket for a long time. I wouldn't have any interest in the job. I would be no good at it."

Instead, Morgan endorsed Stokes for the position.

"The experience of the World Cup final here [at Lord's] really showed his true colours in the way that he led from start to finish - and throughout the whole tournament as well. He'd certainly be a candidate," he said.

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