Ashley Giles, managing director of the England males’s workforce, is leaving after 3 years within the position following the humiliating Ashes sequence in Australia.
Ashley Giles leaves position as England managing director (Reuters Photograph)
HIGHLIGHTSEngland awl managing director Ashley Giles after Ashes debacleFormer skipper Andrew Strauss will take over on an intervening time basisAshley Giles is leaving after 3 years within the ECB position
The England and Wales Cricket Board showed on Wednesday that the managing director of England’s males’s workforce, Ashley Giles, will go away his position after the humiliating Ashes sequence in Australia. Former England captain Andrew Strauss will take over on an intervening time foundation.
Giles and trainer Chris Silverwood have been underneath drive after England misplaced the five-Take a look at Ashes sequence 4-0, with former skipper Mike Atherton calling for a whole overhaul of the England control.
“Off the again of a disappointing males’s Ashes this iciness, we will have to make sure we installed position the stipulations throughout our recreation to permit our check workforce to be successful,” stated Tom Harrison, the England and Wales Cricket Board’s leader govt.
Underneath Giles, England gained the 50-over Cricket Global Cup for the primary time however has had a turbulent time within the Take a look at layout, with the ECB’s center of attention reputedly having been on white-ball cricket.
“The previous couple of years had been extremely difficult and I am happy with what we’ve got been ready to ship within the hardest of instances,” stated Giles, a former England spinner.
“This has definitely secure the way forward for the sport in England and Wales.” Giles stated he used to be “having a look ahead to spending a while with my circle of relatives earlier than having a look on the subsequent problem.”
Joe Root’s long term because the Take a look at captain has additionally been doubtful after the humiliating Ashes capitulation in Australia, with all-rounder Ben Stokes touted as a viable method to substitute him through former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting.
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