England's current coach Duncan Fletcher has said he will reconsider his position when the World Cup finishes.

Worcestershire chief executive Mark Newton told BBC Sport the Australian would make an excellent successor.

He said: "He is very knowledgeable about English cricket and (as a player) was a World Cup winner twice."

Moody's existing contract with Sri Lanka runs out after the World Cup.

His family are settled in Malvern, near Worcester, and the 41-year-old has already said he will not pursue the vacancy to coach Australia.

Newton said: "My gut feeling is that Tom would be very, very interested in the England coaching job, if it became available.

"He has clearly turned around Sri Lanka's one-day fortunes and realistically they go into the World Cup with as good a chance as any team -- apart from Australia -- of winning the thing."