The England and Wales Cricket Board is in exclusive discussions with a preferred candidate for the role of England coach, understood to be Trevor Bayliss.
Reports in Australia suggest the New South Wales coach, 52, is set to be appointed as Peter Moores' successor.
The Australian was also considered for the job in April 2014 before Moores was reappointed.
Yorkshire coach Jason Gillespie held talks over the position with director of cricket Andrew Strauss last week.
The former Australia fast bowler, 40, was expected to take the job if it was offered to him.
Gillespie's former Test team-mate Justin Langer had also been named as a contender, but the 44-year agreed a two-year extension to his contract as coach of Western Australia earlier this month.
Bayliss was appointed New South Wales coach for a second time in 2013 and has twice won the Sheffield Shield with the Blues.
But he is perhaps best known for leading Sri Lanka to the 2011 World Cup final in Mumbai, where they lost to India.
Bayliss also coaches two Twenty20 teams and in 2012 won both the Big Bash League with the Sydney Sixers and the Indian Premier League with Kolkata Knight Riders.
Speaking to Test Match Special on BBC Radio 5 live, former England captain Michael Vaughan said Bayliss had a "good track record", but his appointment would be a "big surprise" given the strength of Gillespie's candidature.
He added: "Would Trevor Bayliss be a good coach for England? His pedigree suggests he would be. I think either personality would be good for English cricket, but if you gave me the opportunity to go either way I would definitely go with Gillespie."
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