“It’s an honour to be appointed England coach”
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The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have confirmed that Trevor Bayliss will replace Peter Moores as the national team’s new head coach.
Bayliss, who will link up with the England team next month, has coached Sri Lanka in the past and also enjoyed successful stints as head coach of the Sydney Sixers and Kolkata Knight Riders.
Bayliss’ first assignment as head coach will be to prepare England for the upcoming Ashes series against arch-rivals Australia in July.
England will be determined to regain the Ashes on home soil after they were whitewashed 5-0 in the last series in Australia.
“It’s an honour to be appointed England coach,” Bayliss, who coached New South Wales before being offered the opportunity to coach England, said. “There’s a great opportunity to help Alastair Cook and Eoin Morgan shape the direction and development of their respective teams. I am also looking forward to working alongside Paul Farbrace once again as we have a similar outlook on the game, get on well after two years working together and have kept in touch.
“What particularly excites me about the role is the chance to work with a very talented group of players. I firmly believe that the team has a bright future and I’ll be doing everything I can to help them realise their potential and achieve success on a consistent basis.”
ECB director of cricket Andrew Strauss revealed that Bayliss was chosen ahead of current Yorkshire coach Jason Gillespie due to his excellent record, “global experience” and extensive knowledge of all three formats of the game.
“Trevor has an outstanding record as coach, has global experience and is very highly regarded in the game,” Strauss said. “He has proved himself in both domestic and international cricket, has a strong reputation for man-management and has shown how to build winning teams in all three formats.
“His expertise in the shorter forms of the game will be vital as we build towards three major ICC events over the next four years
“Trevor will also work well with Paul Farbrace, an exceptional coach who will continue as assistant coach after helping us to an outstanding victory over New Zealand in the first Investec Test of the summer. This has been a very competitive recruitment process and we’re grateful to all of the candidates who showed their interest in this role. I’m excited to have him on board.”