Facing the axe: Chris Silverwood and Graham Thorpe are likely to lose their jobs with England
(Picture: Getty Images)Ashley Giles last night became the first man to lose his job in the wake of England men’s disastrous Ashes defeat Down Under, but head coach and selector Chris Silverwood’s future was hanging by a thread today.
The ECB announced yesterday that Giles was “standing down” as the managing director of men’s cricket, a role he held since 2019, and has been replaced on an interim basis by his predecessor, Andrew Strauss.
