Former skipper Graham Gooch is set to become the full-time batting coach of England after his successful stint with the team on a consultancy basis for the last two years.
According to Daily Telegraph, Gooch will resign from his post with Essex and stay with the England team as a full-time batting coach.
"Gooch will primarily work with the team during the Test series and will not be required for One-day commitments. His first tour will be to the United Arab Emirates, where England play Pakistan in a four-match Test series in the new year," it added.
With Gooch relinquishing his position, Essex has offered his coaching position to current player Matt Walker.
Gooch's coaching has inspired a lot of England cricketers with Alastair Cook, Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen and Ian Bell -- all scoring at least one Test double century in the last six months.
Gooch is one of the most prolific run-scorer for England. He played 118 Tests scoring 8900 runs at 42.58 in Tests and featured in 125 ODIs making 4,290 runs.
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