I'm a Fletcher admirer but it's time for change: Shane Warne

London, Apr 20 (UNI) A day after Duncan Fletcher resigned as the England coach, ace leg spinner Shane Warne said he admired him for doing ''a bloody good job'' but he had reached his expiry date as a coach.

''This may surprise a few people, but I am actually quite a big fan of Duncan Fletcher. There's no doubt that he toughened England up and made them into a better team and, despite their results last winter, you would have to say that, all in all, he did a bloody good job.

''But everybody has their use-by date and Fletcher has reached his,'' Warne told the 'Times'.

The Australian cricketer who retired from international cricket in January 2007, following Australia's 5-0 Ashes series victory over England felt the reason behind the downfall of the England team was the involvement of the players in excessive endorsements and the growing distraction from the game.

''The big problem for England seems to be that winning the 2005 Ashes series was seen as their pinnacle. That was their goal and they achieved it, but since then there have been too many players with other things going on that have distracted them.

Several have become involved in a lot of sponsorship deals and, as far as I can tell, some of the players these days would turn up at the opening of an envelope,'' he added sarcastically.

Citing the example of some of the players Warne said, ''You've had Alastair Cook, for example, writing newspaper articles after he's played only a handful of Tests. At his stage of life, he should be spending every spare minute on establishing himself in the England team, then worry about making money when his place is secure.'' The man with the golden arm who is the leading wicket taker in Test cricket history and the first player to reach 700 career wickets feels there is no need of coach in cricket.

''I don't think there is any need for them (coach) at international level. Rather than a coach, an international team should have a team manager, or co-ordinator, who acts as a facilitator for his captain. Beyond that, the captain should be in complete charge of everything to do with the cricket,'' he opined.

Referring to the crisis the English team is going through, especially the poor form of some senior players including skipper Michael Vaughan, he stopped short of directly stating Vaughan should be dropped from the one-day squad.

But said ''I'd be looking to bring back Marcus Trescothick as soon as possible, provided that he has resolved his personal issues, and I'd also want to bring Owais Shah and Dimitri Mascarenhas in to freshen things up. Keep Ian Bell to open with Trescothick, put Shah in at No 3, with Pietersen, Collingwood and Flintoff to follow, have Mascarenhas at No 7, Nixon at No 8, Panesar No 9, with Anderson and either Broad or Tremlett as the pace bowlers. Then pick your captain from that XI.'' ''I'm a fan of Michael Vaughan, he hasn't justified his place in the side. He has to remain as captain of the Test team, but it's time for England to pick their best 11 one-day players,'' the blonde spinner said, adding ''I'd be looking to bring back Marcus Trescothick as soon as possible, provided he has resolved his personal issues.'' Warne added ''He (Fletcher) was always trying to stir it up with the opposition, especially when England were playing Australia, but in a funny way I liked that.

''What made us laugh in the Australia dressing-room about Fletcher during the last Ashes series was how often the England coach would contradict himself in his public statements.

He would often change his story, depending on whether it suited England or not, just to try and have a go at us. And although there may have been method behind his madness, I think he did sometimes say things to suit what was best for Duncan Fletcher.

UNI