England women’s cricket boss Clare Connor has ruled out applying to become men’s chief because the women’s game is “on the eve of something special”.
Andrew Strauss stepped down as England’s director of cricket in October, with Andy Flower in an interim role until a replacement is found.
But Connor, 42, says she already has the “best job in the world”.
“I still have unfinished business and things excite me all the time,” she told BBC Radio 5 live’s Sportsweek,
England won the Women’s World Cup in 2017 but they were well beaten by Australia in Sunday’s Women’s World Twenty20 final in the West Indies.
However, Connor said the team’s performance in the tournament has left “plenty to be proud of”.
“We have been able to build a talent pathway and the women’s game is so progressive – but I want to ensure we have more depth,” she added.
“I have been watching Cricket Australia with envy. They have 100 professional players to choose from and we have 20, so there is clearly a gap.”
Connor said “significant investment”, both domestically and at international level, has proved pivotal to the progression of the women’s game over the past four years. However, the former England all-rounder added that there is still “a long way to travel”.
The Kia Super League, a six-team domestic women’s Twenty20 competition, was introduced in England in 2016.
Its formation has been described as “instrumental” to England’s 2017 World Cup success and the tournament was extended for 2018 so each side faced each other five times at home and away.