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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Tanya Aldred

England sack Chris Silverwood with Strauss to pick interim head coach

Chris Silverwood has left his post as England head coach after more than two years in the role.
Chris Silverwood has left his post as England head coach after more than two years in the role. Photograph: Joel Carrett/AAP

England’s disastrous Ashes tour claimed a second scalp on Thursday night after Chris Silverwood was sacked as head coach, just a day after his old boss, Ashley Giles, was removed from his role as director of cricket.

With a Test tour of West Indies imminent, and a squad due to be announced next week, the new interim director of cricket Andrew Strauss will appoint a caretaker coach, with assistant coach Paul Collingwood, England Under-19s coach Richard Dawson and Surrey’s Alec Stewart in the frame. Strauss is also due to shake up the coaching structure and backroom staff.

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