India, July 18 -- As the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) moves heaven and earth to find a new Test head coach after sacking Brendon McCullum last week from that role, former England batsman Kevin Pietersen has come out in support of ex-teammate Jonathan Trott and hopes he is the replacement for the New Zealander in red-ball cricket.

From 2009-2015, 45-year-old Trott played 52 Tests, 68 ODIs and 7 T20Is. He won three Ashes and scored a match-winning second-innings century on debut in the time-honoured contest. In the 2010-11 Ashes, he played a big part in England winning the contest in Australia after a long gap of 24 years. The right-handed batsman was also part of the team that stunned India in India in 2012-13. At present, he is ...