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ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: Paul Collingwood feels Peter Moores may lose his England job

Collingwood said if England does not produce desired result, Moores might lose his job.

Edited By : Indo-Asian News Service |Feb 19, 2015, 11:24 PM IST

Published On Feb 19, 2015, 11:24 PM IST

Last UpdatedFeb 19, 2015, 11:24 PM IST

Paul Collingwood said if England does not produce desired result in ICC World Cup, Peter Moores might lose his job © Getty Images
Paul Collingwood said if England does not produce desired result in ICC World Cup, Peter Moores might lose his job © Getty Images

London: Former England captain Paul Collingwood has said Peter Moores may lose his job as national coach if he is unable to produce the desired results in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015.

England suffered an embarrassing 111-run defeat against Australia at the quadrennial event opener — their ninth loss in the last 13 One-Day Internationals (ODI). ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: Complete Coverage

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“In the industry we are in, it comes down to results,” Collingwood was quoted as saying by bbc.com. ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: SCHEDULE & MATCH DETAILS

“Things will have to change around quickly if he doesn’t want the pressure on his shoulders. If you are a batsman who doesn’t put runs on the board, or a bowler who doesn’t take wickets, you get dropped and it’s exactly the same with a coach. If you don’t get results, people will be looking at your job,” the 38-year-old said. ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: POINTS TABLE

Collingwood scored 5,092 runs and picked up 111 wickets from 197 ODIs and is presently working with the Scotland cricket team as support staff in the World Cup.