England head coach Chris Silverwood is sacked by ECB after Ashes failure
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 team director Giles on an interim basis, and the governing body’s chief executive, Tom Harrison, following the 4-0 series defeat.