England head coach Chris Silverwood has stepped down following the workforce’s meek give up within the Ashes sequence towards Australia, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) mentioned on Thursday. Silverwood had come beneath strain after England misplaced the five-test Ashes sequence 4-0, with former skipper Mike Atherton calling for a whole overhaul of the England administration.
The announcement comes a day after Ashley Giles, who appointed Silverwood, left his function because the managing director.”It’s been an absolute honor to be England head coach, and I’m extraordinarily proud to have labored alongside our gamers and employees,” Silverwood mentioned.”The final two years have been very demanding however I’ve actually loved my time with the workforce and dealing with Rooty (take a look at captain Joe Root) and Morgs (white-ball skipper Eoin Morgan), and I’m very happy with this group contemplating the challenges.
“Former England skipper Andrew Strauss has replaced Giles on an interim basis and will appoint a caretaker coach for the upcoming tour of West Indies in March.”In the approaching days Andrew Strauss will appoint a caretaker coach for the tour of the West Indies and can then think about the suitable teaching constructions to assist England transfer forwards,” ECB chief govt Tom Harrison mentioned in a press release.
England have reinvented themselves as a white-ball powerhouse since their early exit from the 2015 World Cup, successful the subsequent version of one-day cricket’s largest title on house soil. But their report within the longest format of the sport has been much less spectacular lately, with the ultimate Ashes take a look at loss in Hobart marking their fifteenth consecutive take a look at in Australia with no win.
During his time in cost the 46-year-old Silverwood was additionally ‘head selector’ and employed a controversial ‘relaxation and rotation’ coverage, largely due to the calls for on gamers in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. Some of England’s choice have raised eyebrows, however the underlying drawback has been their constant failure to make sufficient runs as witnessed in Australia the place they didn’t publish one rating in extra of 300.
Last yr England suffered a consecutive house take a look at sequence defeats by New Zealand and have been 2-1 right down to India when the ultimate match was postponed after a COVID outbreak within the India camp. Root’s future because the take a look at skipper has additionally come beneath doubt after the humiliating Ashes capitulation to Australia, with all-rounder Ben Stokes thought of a viable possibility to exchange him. British media reported that batting coach Graham Thorpe may be relieved of his duties after a sequence of batting collapses by the workforce in Australia.
Following Silverwood’s exit, England are actually on the hunt for his or her third head coach since 2019. Justin Langer has been linked with the England function and will quickly be out there after being informed by Cricket Australia that he must reapply for the job on the finish of his contract.
England are because of play three take a look at matches towards the West Indies ranging from March 8 in North Sound, Antigua. Last month, they misplaced the Twenty20 sequence 3-2.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
