By Will Jackson
Matthew Maynard has made no secret of his desire to win trophies after taking up his new role as director of cricket with Somerset.
The former Glamorgan stalwart had already expressed his excitement at the role after his appointment was announced last week and has now revealed he is determined to win silverware at a club that is without a trophy since 2005.
Speaking exclusively to ecb.co.uk, Maynard said he was keen to improve on this season's results, including Somerset coming sixth in Division One of the LV= County Championship.
"I'm not here to reach mid-table; we want to try and win in all competitions and that's going to be a key area for me to try and manage," he said.
"You'd hope we can challenge for some silverware and the younger players can progress to play for England - they're the key things. Success comes in a number of ways but that certainly is one - to develop players to play for their country.
"I'll be doing my best to help the players reach their potential and achieve their goals and that's something that we're going to start in the next couple of weeks.
"We're going to sit down with the senior players and some of the junior players and get to know what they think the club does well and how they play their cricket, but also how they can improve.
"Yorkshire are the model to try and copy. You need the personnel coming through the system but there are some good young players here. I don't know much about them and what makes them tick but that's something I'll get to know over the course of the winter and next summer."
The move back into the county game comes after a difficult few years for the former England batsman, whose son Tom passed away in 2012.
Maynard senior last worked in the first-class game in 2010 as director of cricket at Glamorgan, but after spells with the Nashua Titans in South Africa, England Under-19s and more recently with the St Lucia Zouks in the Caribbean Premier League, he is raring to go once again.
"Working with the England Under-19s last winter really gave me the love of cricket back and I'm ready and looking forward to it. It was just a perfect fit for myself and I'm glad that Somerset thought that too," he said.
"It's great to work in the T20 competitions but its frustrating as well. You see a development and all of a sudden you're out of it, so it's great that I'm back in the first class-game because you get time to influence and help people."
The new Somerset boss, who also spent time as the assistant coach of England under Duncan Fletcher, added: "When it's first announced you start thinking 'what are we gonna do here and there', but ultimately just coming into the club and seeing the people here I've certainly made the right decision as they're a wonderful bunch down here."