India, July 17 -- Royal Challengers Bengaluru mastermind Andy Flower has said no to the England and Wales Cricket Board's proposal to become the new Test head coach of the national team after the removal of Brendon McCullum last week.

The ECB apparently were so willing to take him on board that they even proposed the idea of Flower keeping two roles at once, at the English Test team as well as at the RCB. But Flower, who earlier coached England to three Ashes wins and a Test series win in India between 2009 and 2014, didn't find that a great idea since the IPL and the English summer coincided, and that wouldn't have been ideal for preparations.

When asked by Cricinfo if he had turned down the offer, Flower replied, "I have, yes," Flower...