Chris Silverwood has been appointed as the head coach of the England men’s side, replacing Trevor Bayliss, whose tenure ended after the 2019 Ashes.

Silverwood, who has served as England’s fast-bowling coach since January 2018, was unanimously selected by a panel comprising of ECB CEO Tom Harrison, managing director of England’s men’s cricket Ashley Giles and head of coach development John Neal.

“We are delighted to confirm Chris as England Men’s Head Coach,” Giles said. “We have gone through a thorough process and looked at all the options that were available to us. Chris was the standout candidate.”

“I believe he is what we need to take our international teams forward. He is somebody we know well, but it is his intimate understanding of our structures and systems and his close relationships with Test captain Joe Root and white-ball captain Eoin Morgan that will help us develop our plans for the next few years.”

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“He has performed exceptionally well during his role as an assistant coach and has the ultimate respect of the players’ that have worked with him.

“Chris demonstrated in his interview a clear understanding and strategy of how both the red and white ball teams need to evolve. He has some detailed thoughts on what it will take to win the Ashes in Australia and win major ICC white-ball tournaments.

“Over the past couple of years, he has been an integral member of developing the teams’ culture and emerging a cohesive relationship across the team’s management group.”

The 44-year-old Silverwood pipped other prominent candidates such as Gary Kirsten to bag the top job, and will begin his tenure with England’s tour of New Zealand – five T20Is and two Tests – starting later this month.

Silverwood expressed excitement at his appointment, pinning focus on building on the success of the current team for the years to come.

“I am thrilled and honoured to be appointed England head coach. I aim to continue the great work that has been done over the past five years and build on our future, especially in the Test arena.

“I have enjoyed working with the players over the past two seasons, and developing the best crop of talent in the English game.

“I am excited to get started and build teams’ that the whole game can be proud of. There is a tremendous amount of talent coming through, and there is enormous potential for growth. The hard work starts now, and I am confident we can make a positive impact during our winter tours of New Zealand and South Africa.”