England head trainer Chris Silverwood has stepped down following the staff’s meek give up within the Ashes collection towards Australia, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) stated on Thursday. Silverwood had come underneath force after England misplaced the five-test Ashes collection 4-0, with former skipper Mike Atherton calling for a whole overhaul of the England control.
The announcement comes an afternoon after Ashley Giles, who appointed Silverwood, left his function because the managing director.”It’s been an absolute honour to be England head trainer, and I’m extraordinarily proud to have labored along our gamers and body of workers,” Silverwood stated.”The ultimate two years were very hard however I’ve in reality loved my time with the staff and dealing with Rooty (examine captain Joe Root) and Morgs (white-ball skipper Eoin Morgan), and I’m very happy with this team bearing in mind the demanding situations.
“Former England skipper Andrew Strauss has changed Giles on an intervening time foundation and can appoint a caretaker trainer for the coming near near excursion of West Indies in March.”Within the coming days Andrew Strauss will appoint a caretaker trainer for the excursion of the West Indies and can then believe the proper training buildings to lend a hand England transfer forwards,” ECB leader government Tom Harrison stated in a commentary.
England have reinvented themselves as a white-ball powerhouse since their early go out from the 2015 Global Cup, profitable the following version of one-day cricket’s greatest identify on house soil. However their file within the longest structure of the sport has been much less spectacular in recent times, with the general Ashes examine loss in Hobart marking their fifteenth consecutive examine in Australia and not using a win.
Throughout his time in price the 46-year-old Silverwood used to be additionally ‘head selector’ and hired a debatable ‘leisure and rotation’ coverage, in large part as a result of the calls for on gamers all over the COVID-19 pandemic. A few of England’s variety have raised eyebrows, however the underlying downside has been their constant failure to make sufficient runs as witnessed in Australia the place they didn’t publish one ranking in far more than 300.
Ultimate yr England suffered consecutive a house examine collection defeats via New Zealand and had been 2-1 right down to India when the general fit used to be postponed after a COVID outbreak within the India camp. Root’s long term because the examine skipper has additionally come underneath doubt after the humiliating Ashes capitulation to Australia, with all-rounder Ben Stokes thought to be a viable solution to exchange him. British media reported that batting trainer Graham Thorpe is also relieved of his tasks after a chain of batting collapses via the staff in Australia.
Following Silverwood’s go out, England are actually at the hunt for his or her 3rd head trainer since 2019. Justin Langer has been related with the England function and may quickly be to be had after being informed via Cricket Australia that he must reapply for the task on the finish of his contract.
England are because of play 3 examine fits towards the West Indies ranging from March 8 in North Sound, Antigua. Ultimate month, they misplaced the Twenty20 collection 3-2.