England sack head coach Chris Silverwood after Ashes humiliation
India Today
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has sacked head coach Chris Silverwood following the team's meek surrender in the Ashes series against Australia.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has parted company with the head coach, Chris Silverwood, post the Joe Root-led side's humiliating 4-0 Ashes defeat in Australia. The announcement comes a day after Ashley Giles, who appointed Silverwood, left his role as the managing director.
"It's been an absolute honour to be England head coach, and I'm extremely proud to have worked alongside our players and staff," Silverwood said.
"The last two years have been very demanding but I have really enjoyed my time with the team and working with Rooty (test captain Joe Root) and Morgs (white-ball skipper Eoin Morgan), and I am very proud of this group considering the challenges."
Former England skipper Andrew Strauss has replaced Giles on an interim basis and will appoint a caretaker coach for the forthcoming tour of West Indies in March.
"In the coming days Andrew Strauss will appoint a caretaker coach for the tour of the West Indies and will then consider the appropriate coaching structures to help England move forwards," ECB chief executive Tom Harrison said in a statement.
England have reinvented themselves as a white-ball powerhouse since their early exit from the 2015 World Cup, winning the next edition of one-day cricket's biggest title on home soil.
But their record in the longest format of the game has been less impressive in recent years, with the final Ashes test loss in Hobart marking their 15th consecutive Test in Australia without a win.
