The former batsman has been out in India mentoring Delhi Capitals and he has been “absolutely loving” his first foray into a backroom role and would be happy to help out with the national side.

He told Telegraph Sport: “I absolutely love it. I love working with the players. I love spending time in the dressing room.

“I’ve always been available to [England’s] Rob Key. He knows that.

“I would still love to bat. But I absolutely love coaching and have that absolute desire and hunger to win and to try to make our players the best players they can be – mentally, technically and physically.

“It’s a game-changer, because it’s very easy sitting in the commentary box and watching cricket from afar and critiquing.”

Kevin dismissed the suggestion that international players don’t need to focus as much on technique as “utter rubbish”.

He said: “Complete and utter rubbish. Whoever said that has got absolutely no idea and is winging it. Mitchell Starc – 35 years of age, as fit as a fiddle. He talks about his body weight, what he eats, the sessions that he does. He is the consummate professional. Axar Patel, who has destroyed England’s batting order for a very long time – the practice, the thinking, the communication, everything goes into making him successful.

“There has to be technique. You can’t go through an international career not watching your technique. You have a look at the great players that are on our side at the moment, and how they talk about cricket and how they base everything around technique and the way they think.”