Sri Lanka were left searching for their seventh coach in four years after Paul Farbrace resigned Tuesday to take up a possible assignment with England, Sri Lanka Cricket said.

Farbrace, 46, has been linked to the post of assistant coach to Peter Moores, who was named England's chief coach last week replacing ­Zimbabwean Andy Flower.

Farbrace, the former Kent wicket­keeper, took over as Sri Lanka's coach in January for a two-year term that was to include next year's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

Under him, Sri Lanka won the Asia Cup one-day tournament and also grabbed the World Twenty20 title.