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| Australian Trevor Bayliss to take charge of England for Ashes | Australian Trevor Bayliss to take charge of England for Ashes |
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| England will go into the opening Ashes Test in Cardiff on 8 July with, for the first time in the country’s history, an Australian head coach after Trevor Bayliss was confirmed in the role on Tuesdayon Tuesday. | England will go into the opening Ashes Test in Cardiff on 8 July with, for the first time in the country’s history, an Australian head coach after Trevor Bayliss was confirmed in the role on Tuesdayon Tuesday. |
| The 52-year-old former batsman, who was not capped by his country, has been persuaded to give up his roles coaching New South Wales and the Indian Premier League side Kolkata Knight Riders by Andrew Strauss, the director of England cricket. | The 52-year-old former batsman, who was not capped by his country, has been persuaded to give up his roles coaching New South Wales and the Indian Premier League side Kolkata Knight Riders by Andrew Strauss, the director of England cricket. |
| “It is obviously one of the big jobs in the cricket world,” Bayliss said. “To be asked to go on the shortlist was good enough. To be successful and get it is an unbelievable feeling.” | “It is obviously one of the big jobs in the cricket world,” Bayliss said. “To be asked to go on the shortlist was good enough. To be successful and get it is an unbelievable feeling.” |
| With Bayliss due to start at the beginning of July, Paul Farbrace, who oversaw the thrilling 124-run win over New Zealand at Lord’s, will continue as the interim head coach before returning to his role as assistant. | With Bayliss due to start at the beginning of July, Paul Farbrace, who oversaw the thrilling 124-run win over New Zealand at Lord’s, will continue as the interim head coach before returning to his role as assistant. |
| The pair worked together in the Sri Lanka set-up six years ago and, while Bayliss will still push to bring his start date forward, he is happy to have a friend at the tiller for Friday’s second Test at Headingley and the limited-overs series that follows. | The pair worked together in the Sri Lanka set-up six years ago and, while Bayliss will still push to bring his start date forward, he is happy to have a friend at the tiller for Friday’s second Test at Headingley and the limited-overs series that follows. |
| “The great thing for me is that Paul Farbrace is in charge there and we go back a fair way,” Bayliss said. “I’m really looking forward to renewing our working relationship and friendship. I’ve already been speaking to him about the job and the team. He and the other coaches will be my eyes and ears.” | “The great thing for me is that Paul Farbrace is in charge there and we go back a fair way,” Bayliss said. “I’m really looking forward to renewing our working relationship and friendship. I’ve already been speaking to him about the job and the team. He and the other coaches will be my eyes and ears.” |
| Bayliss also gives up a role as an adviser to Australia’s head coach, Darren Lehmann, whom he even covered for during a Twenty20 series against South Africa last November. The close friends will now go up against each other during the Ashes. | Bayliss also gives up a role as an adviser to Australia’s head coach, Darren Lehmann, whom he even covered for during a Twenty20 series against South Africa last November. The close friends will now go up against each other during the Ashes. |
| “I have coached against Australia before with Sri Lanka and the way I explained it then is that in Australia your toughest battles are against your brothers and best mates in the backyard,” Bayliss said. “I expect them to come out and play some tough, hard cricket and they wouldn’t expect anything different from a team I’m coaching either.” | “I have coached against Australia before with Sri Lanka and the way I explained it then is that in Australia your toughest battles are against your brothers and best mates in the backyard,” Bayliss said. “I expect them to come out and play some tough, hard cricket and they wouldn’t expect anything different from a team I’m coaching either.” |
| While regaining the urn remains a natural priority, Strauss opted for Bayliss ahead of the Yorkshire head coach, Jason Gillespie, because of Bayliss’s record of success in limited-overs cricket. Strauss has been set the target of ensuring England challenge for the 2019 World Cup on home soil. | While regaining the urn remains a natural priority, Strauss opted for Bayliss ahead of the Yorkshire head coach, Jason Gillespie, because of Bayliss’s record of success in limited-overs cricket. Strauss has been set the target of ensuring England challenge for the 2019 World Cup on home soil. |
| Bayliss’s Sri Lanka side reached the final of that competition in 2011 and he has since gone on to win two IPL titles with Kolkata and the Big Bash League with the Sydney Sixers. In red-ball cricket he boasts two Sheffield Shields from two spells in charge of New South Wales. | Bayliss’s Sri Lanka side reached the final of that competition in 2011 and he has since gone on to win two IPL titles with Kolkata and the Big Bash League with the Sydney Sixers. In red-ball cricket he boasts two Sheffield Shields from two spells in charge of New South Wales. |
| “Trevor has an outstanding record as a coach, has global experience and is very highly regarded in the game,” Strauss said. “He has proved himself in domestic and international cricket, has a strong reputation for man-management and has shown how to build winning teams in all three formats.” | |
| Bayliss, speaking to the website of the England and Wales Cricket Board, claimed his preferred approach was to work in the background and let others take the publicity – something Farbrace has confirmed. | Bayliss, speaking to the website of the England and Wales Cricket Board, claimed his preferred approach was to work in the background and let others take the publicity – something Farbrace has confirmed. |
| “Trevor is an old-fashioned cricket coach and is a very calm guy who doesn’t say a great deal,” he said. “But when he does people listen. He won’t be sat out at the front all the time. It’s not about him. He encourages players to play. That’s his natural way.” | “Trevor is an old-fashioned cricket coach and is a very calm guy who doesn’t say a great deal,” he said. “But when he does people listen. He won’t be sat out at the front all the time. It’s not about him. He encourages players to play. That’s his natural way.” |
| Both men were on the Sri Lanka team bus that was shot at during the Lahore terrorist attacks in 2009, an experience Farbrace admits strengthened their bond. “We’ve always had a good relationship but we were just grateful we got through that to be honest,” he said. “Something like that certainly does bring you closer together.” | Both men were on the Sri Lanka team bus that was shot at during the Lahore terrorist attacks in 2009, an experience Farbrace admits strengthened their bond. “We’ve always had a good relationship but we were just grateful we got through that to be honest,” he said. “Something like that certainly does bring you closer together.” |
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