LONDON (Bloomberg) — Allan Donald, the former South African pace bowler, rejected an offer to become England's full-time bowling coach and has ceased working with the national cricket team.

Donald, who began coaching England in May, said he turned down the opportunity for family reasons. Donald first joined on a five-week contract before agreeing to stay for this month's Twenty20 Cup. He said the overseas travel put him off the job.

"It has been an immensely enjoyable time but after 11 years on the road I feel that the commitment I would have to make to touring would be too great," Donald said in an e-mailed statement issued by the England & Wales Cricket Board.

Since Donald joined the set-up, England beat West Indies and lost to India in home Test series before losing in the Twenty20 Cup group stage this month in South Africa.

Donald, who claimed 330 Test wickets, worked with England head coach Peter Moores and fast-bowling chief Kevin Shine, neither of whom played international cricket, to try and arrest a slump since the 2-1 Ashes triumph over Australia in 2005.

The 40-year-old Donald played 72 Tests and 164 one-day internationals and had stints in English county cricket with Warwickshire and Worcestershire. He was offered the full-time position in July, said David Collier, the board's chief executive officer.