NICK HOWSON: After winning three World Cups and four Ashes series, Mott feels this is the perfect time to leave and join the men's 50-over world champions
Matthew Mott hopes moving from Australia women to England men can help unite the entire coaching pathway.
The 48-year-old has traded one 50-over world champion for another after being installed as white-ball head coach alongside Test lead Brendon McCullum.
Mott, a former Glamorgan coach between 2011 and 2013, won three World Cups and four Ashes series and helped cement Australia as the most dominant team in the sport. He hopes his switch will be the first of many in the game.
"It is a really exciting phase for women's cricket," he told Sky Sports.
"Definitely it shows a lot of credibility in getting into the female pathway.
"I've always said the next step is to get a female coach working in a high-level men's team.
"That is certainly something Cricket Australia have been working on and I know in England it is going to come to the forefront as well.
"It gives great credibility and I'd like to think it is a coaching pathway, rather than a male or female coaching pathway. We get the best people in there in the end."
Mott admits to being conscious of how to end his successful seven-year association with Australia and believes the England position comes at the perfect time.
Mott captured three World Cups as Australia head coach (Scott Barbour/Getty Images)
"I'm certainly leaving a lot of great people, not just the players but the staff," he said.
"We've had some lifelong friendships over the years but you can't do it forever.
"I was always mindful of going before I was pushed
"We certainly had some really good success, particularly in the last three or four years.
"There is no perfect time to leave but it was as close to that as it could have been."
As Mott's tenure prepares to start with a three-match one-day international series against the Netherlands, captain Eoin Morgan is nearing the end of his.
The Irishman has been dogged by fitness issues in 2022 and has stated he will make an honest decision about his future if they persist. He's made just three outings for Middlesex in the T20 Blast in an effort to manage his fitness and has relinquished the captaincy.
"There is some really exciting talent, some great allrounders and some great ball-striking at the back end. We have some real bases covered there"
"Essentially it is up to him a little bit," admitted Mott about Morgan's future.
"He has already said to me if his form doesn't warrant being in the top six he would consider walking away but personally I hope he stays around for a very long time.
"I've already seen what an inspiration leader he is when he speaks people listen.
"That sort of leadership is something you should never take for granted. He is one knock away from being in form."
Injury and the series occurring between the second and third New Zealand Tests means a squad of World Cup winners, those with something to prove and some others who are largely untested have travelled to Amstelveen for matches on June 17, 19 and 22.
Jofra Archer, Saqib Mahmood, Mark Wood and Chris Woakes are all sidelined, while Ben Stokes, Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root are in Test action.
David Payne is bound for an England debut (Stu Forster/Getty Images)
The uncapped contingent is led by Gloucestershire's David Payne and Luke Wood of Lancashire, with Mott all but confirming a rotation policy will provide opportunities to impress.
And with a T20 World Cup in Australia on the horizon, places are very much up for grabs.
"The truth is there have been a few injuries," he said
"But these guys have been fully deserving of their spot. There is some really exciting talent, some great allrounders and some great ball-striking at the back end. We have some real bases covered there.
"We're leading into a big year of T20 cricket, as many people can put their hand up as possible."
He added: "These guys have got a great opportunity to show what they've got.
"You can't buy experience so getting games under their belt in a World Cup year is really important and they've got a great opportunity to show what they've got."
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