England’s head coach is adamant he can reignite his struggling side’s fortunes as they prepare for the third Ashes Test in Melbourne
An Ashes tour heading south after two heavy defeats naturally brings players and the backroom setup into focus but, while changes to the XI now look inevitable, Chris Silverwood remains adamant he is the right person to be England’s head coach.
Upon removing Ed Smith as national selector in April and turning these duties over to the head coach, the director of
England men’s
Cricket, Ashley Giles, said Silverwood would have a “free run” at trying to regain the urn from Australia, albeit with the caveat that defeat would see “pressure on all of us”.