England has five months before its next test series against Sri Lanka and the Ashes tour will be subject to a full review before those matches takes place. Flower said he wouldn't be stepping down and he believed Cook, who at times in the Ashes series seemed shell-shocked, could lead the team toward recovery.
"I'm not going to discuss individuals, but looking at it a little more holistically, I think it will be the start of something new," Flower said. "I think Alastair Cook as captain can lead that renewal and rebuilding.
"We're not proud of (the Sydney test) and we're not proud of the test series result, of course. It's quite a bitter pill to swallow. But that's what it is and we have to face up to that reality."
