Duncan Fletcher says that he would like to remain as England coach for another three years.
There had been speculation that the former Zimbabwe captain, 53, would step down from the post when his current contract runs out in September 2003.
But he said that he would like to finish the job, and sign another two-year deal.
"At this stage I'd really like to carry on," he told on Sunday.
"With the group of players we have now, our bases are covered and there is a lot of young talent around as well.
"As long as we don't start messing around, I think English cricket is in for an exciting two or three years."
England face a tough test over the next year, with a grueling schedule beginning with the ICC Champions Trophy one-day tournament in Sri Lanka.
A five-Test Ashes tour to Australia also involves a triangular one-day series, and that is before the World Cup, beginning in South Africa in February.
Steve Waugh admits he is under pressure for his Test place as he begins a six-week stint in English county cricket with Kent.
"I've got to score some runs and perform. There's always a chance I won't be there for the first Test," the Australia Test captain told.
Waugh was dropped from Australia's one-day side at the beginning of the year and a whispering campaign has continued to insist that he is past his best in the five-day game.
But, despite a modest 314 runs in nine Tests during the Australian Test season, Waugh still boasts a career average of exactly 50.
And, against this year's tourists England, Waugh has an even better tally - 2895 runs at 61.59, with nine centuries, the last of which was made despite a calf injury at The Oval last year.
He also has his eyes set on a return to the one-day side in time for the World Cup in South Africa, beginning in February.
"I didn't have a great season last year but I had 10 straight before that and I'm hoping I'll bounce back," Waugh went on.
The president of Rilski Sportist Samokov, newly promoted to Bulgaria's premier league, has been arrested for hooliganism, an interior ministry official said on Sunday.
"Yuri Galev has been detained for 24 hours as he has been accused of hooliganism," the ministry spokesman told.
Sports daily Meridian Match reported that Galev had verbally threatened the match officials after his team's 3-1 home defeat to Slavia Sofia on Friday.
"After the 24 hours, the prosecutor will decide whether Galev can be detained for (a total of) 72 hours," the spokesman said.
"(This is provided) the prosecutor has the grounds and the motives to detain Galev for a longer period."
Officials at the club could not be reached on Sunday to comment on the arrest.
Jack Russell set a new wicket-keeping world record on Saturday, although it's one the former England gloveman doubtless wishes he did not have in his collection.
Playing for Gloucestershire against Northamptonshire in the second division of the English county championship, Russell did not concede a single bye in the visitors huge total of 746 for nine declared.
His effort surpassed the previous first-class record of Tamil Nadu keeper Reuben Paul who did not concede a bye during the Karnataka innings of 716 at Bhadravasti, India, during the 1996-97 season.
Russell, 39, also holds the world record for most dismissals in a Test with 11 catches against South Africa at Johannesburg in 1995-96.