Former English cricketer Paul Farbrace is feeling thrilled after being considered as the successor of the English coach Trevor Bayliss, who is going to leave his job after next year’s Ashes series against Australia. Farbrace, currently playing the role of the assistant coach to Bayliss, will take charge of the team in their Twenty20 matches against Australia on Wednesday and India next month, while Bayliss takes time out to watch county cricket.

When asked if he wanted to take over from Bayliss, Farbrace said: “Of course. If next September, Andrew Strauss said, ‘we want to offer you the job as coach’, or, as has been discussed, splitting it and me looking after one of the teams, it would be so difficult to say no. I’d be thrilled.”

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Farbrace reckons that the in-form wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler will be promoted to open the innings in the lone Twenty20 against Australia at Edgbaston on Wednesday. Buttler made five consecutive half-centuries in the recently concluded season of the Indian Premier League this year and his last four ODI innings include three 50-plus scores as well.

Talking about Buttler further, Farbrace said, “You need to get these players in and let them do as much damage as possible. The great thing about him is that he (Buttler) is a not a slogger. He is a proper stroke-player with strong shots. You don’t have to keep hitting sixes. You can hit fours as well and Rooty has shown he is quite capable. He has got he deft touches and flicks too. He is so adaptable.”

Buttler was named man-of-the-series after England’s 5-0 one-day whitewash of Australia, with his unbeaten 110 sealing a thrilling one-wicket win in the fifth match last Sunday.