 Moody had been tipped to succeed Duncan Fletcher in 2007
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Former Sri Lanka coach Tom Moody has rejected an offer to put his name forward for the vacant England job.
The England and Wales Cricket Board is drawing up a shortlist of candidates to succeed Peter Moores, with the deadline for final submissions set for Friday.
Moody, coach of Western Australia and IPL team Kings XI Punjab, said: "I'm not making an application for the job."
England assistant coach Andy Flower, selector Ashley Giles and Kent's Graham Ford have been linked with the job.
The ECB has enrolled the services of a recruitment firm to handle the interviewing process to find Moore's successor following his sacking in January.
Moody has an excellent record in both domestic first-class cricket, having coached Worcestershire, as well as in the international arena.
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The 43-year-old guided Sri Lanka to the 2007 World Cup final and had been tipped to take over from outgoing England coach Duncan Fletcher after the tournament.
But Moody opted to move to home-town Perth and sign a three-year contract with the Western Warriors, where he intends to stay.
"I've been contacted by the head-hunters," he told Cricinfo. "They have to produce a list and I'm not going to be on it."
Former Zimbabwe batsman Flower, in Trinidad as England prepare for the fifth and final Test against the West Indies on Friday, has also expressed his desire to become head coach, along with South African Ford.
Warwickshire director of cricket Giles, who was made an England selector last year, is also believed to be in the running.
Ex-Australia and Yorkshire batsman Darren Lehmann, coach at IPL team Deccan Chargers, ruled himself out in January.
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