The fast bowler, currently captain of Yorkshire, insists he would have the support of the players and could put a smile back on their faces after a long, hard winter.

Gough, 36, claims that has been lacking since the departure of former bowling coach Troy Cooley last year, and believes he would be the ideal man to step into the role as replacement for current incumbent Kevin Shine.

"I would bring my experience and enthusiasm to the role and I think I'd be very good," Gough, who took more than 450 wickets for England, told The Sun.

"The players like me. You saw that two years ago when Troy Cooley left. Simon Jones and Steve Harmison both said publicly they'd like me to be the next bowling coach.

"Unfortunately I'm not very good with computers and unless you have a level-four coaching certificate you can't coach around England.

"But I'd love to put something back into the game and I love representing my country.

"Kevin Shine is an excellent communicator and a good coach but Troy Cooley was a big loss. He had a great relationship with the players."