Moores moves on

Peter Moores insisted he had no regrets about his tenure as England coach as he took up his new post in charge of Lancashire.

Moores was sacked by the England and Wales Cricket Board last month after a much-publicised bust-up with then captain Kevin Pietersen. But the former Sussex coach has wasted little time in returning to the game at county level and is looking forward to a new challenge.

"I would be wrong to say I was not disappointed about losing the job because I am a passionate Englishman and I love cricket and coaching cricket, so to lose a job like that was hard work," said Moores, 46. "I have no regrets but I look forward now to what is a great challenge for Lancashire - one of the biggest clubs in the country - and that is my focus totally."

Moores, who hails from Macclesfield and supported Lancashire in his youth, added: "I had to think about it after losing the England job but it wasn't that big a decision for me.

"Of all the jobs apart from England I would want, in county cricket, it would be Lancashire. I was brought up around here, watched them as a child, so there is quite a strong connection.

"It is a massive club with a great history, so from that point of view it was easy."