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Silverwood dismissed a day after Ashley Giles left postAndrew Strauss to pick interim coach for Windies tour
Chris Silverwood has been sacked following England’s disastrous Ashes campaign, with the head coach departing after team director Ashley Giles was dismissed on Wednesday.The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has removed Silverwood after reviewing recommendations from a panel that included Andrew Strauss, who has taken over from Giles on an interim basis, and the governing body’s chief executive, Tom Harrison, following the 4-0 series defeat. Strauss will now appoint an interim coach to lead the upcoming tour of the West Indies.
“During his time in the role Chris has given absolutely everything to make a success of it,” Harrison said in the ECB’s statement. “He is a man of great integrity, who players and staff alike have enjoyed working with. Under Chris, England men’s white ball teams have been ranked first and second in the world while he also led the Test team to a number of series wins, including away in South Africa and Sri Lanka.”
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