Boon takes up Leicestershire post

Boon returns to Leicestershire as senior coach, where he spent 15 years as a player © Getty Images

Tim Boon, the England assistant coach, has joined Leicestershire as their new senior coach.

Boon, 44, who played for Leicestershire for 15 years and scored more than 11,000 first-class runs, has coached England U19s and England U17s and been a key member of England's management team.

"Tim has been a very valuable member of the England management team," Duncan Fletcher, the England coach, told the ECB, "both as assistant coach and also in the analyst role, logging, analysing and presenting footage of the opposition and the England team.

"Whilst I will be sorry to see him leave the England camp, I am pleased that he has landed an exciting coaching opportunity with Leicestershire. Tim is an ambitious coach and coaching a county side will be an important part of his coaching development."

Hugh Morris, chief executive of the ECB, extended his congratulations: "Tim has made a major contribution to our cricket in his nine years in important coaching roles with ECB. I am delighted that he will be continuing to make an important contribution to domestic cricket in his new role at Leicestershire."

In December, James Whitaker left his post as director of cricket at Leicestershire and Boon's appointment - a new role as senior coach - was created in order to have "a more hands-on approach in working closely with all the players." Boon takes up his position in February.