LONDON, May 1: England cricket coach's powers will be curtailed following recommendations of report into disaster of last winter's Ashes tour to Australia.

Governing body, ECB, will assume more control over running of team after publication of Schofield report next month. Coach will not combine his role with that of chief selector on tour. While former coach Duncan Fletcher also fulfilled team management role on tour, these roles will now be split.

Schofield report is being prepared by panel reviewing England's performances over last four years, including recent Ashes whitewash.

It will be presented to England and Wales Cricket Board in a month and will address coach's role in England set-up following criticism of Fletcher during Ashes tour and World Cup.

Fletcher is replaced by former Academy coach Peter Moores, who officially assumed charge on Tuesday.

The report will look at how selection committee works and how coach reports to ECB, effectively ending sort of dictatorial position Fletcher held.

It will also look at relationship between team and counties, looking in particular at amount of county cricket played by centrally contracted England players.

Meanwhile, Fletcher did not resign in way that was presented. He gave ECB notice – period of 12 months – before World Cup game against Bangladesh on April 11, with intention of serving out that period.

But things changed after England's dreadful performance against South Africa, when they were knocked out of World Cup following nine-wicket defeat.

An ECB meeting was called at which it emerged that chairman David Morgan and other senior figures on board were keen for Fletcher to stay on until after West Indies Test series, which begins on May 17 at Lord’s.

However, other senior board members, led by Keith Bradshaw, MCC chief executive, felt it was impossible to have lame duck coach going into summer. They were keen to see him replaced as soon as possible.—Agencies