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Former England spinner Monty Panesar believes Chris Silverwood could face being replaced as coach if he does not get his decision-making right ahead of the third Ashes Test against Australia starting on Sunday.

The fourth Test is due to start next Tuesday with Australia having already retained the Ashes, leading the series 3-0 with two matches to play. Both England and Australia are due to fly to Sydney via a chartered flight on Friday morning.

Chris Silverwood, head coach of the England cricket men's team, is to have overall responsibility for squad selection with National selector Ed Smith's role abolished, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced Tuesday.

England coach Chris Silverwood said India's stunning series win away to Australia was a boost to his side's Ashes hopes Down Under later this year. An injury-ravaged India defied the odds to complete a 2-1 series triumph with a three-wicket victory on Tuesday as they inflicted Australia's first defeat in a Test match at Brisbane's Gabba ground since 1988.

Sri Lanka announced four new coaching staff on Sunday to assist new head coach Chris Silverwood ahead of next month's two-match Test series in Bangladesh.

England's batters have to be braver in the third Ashes Test in Melbourne if they are to haul themselves back into the series, former Australia all-rounder Shane Watson said.

Chris Silverwood on Tuesday defended England's rotation policy even though it could cause the coach some selection headaches during the upcoming tour of India.

Head coach Chris Silverwood is in favour of early starts to Test matches in England to make up for lost time due to adverse weather, saying he and his team will have "no complaints" if the change is introduced in the final red-ball fixture against Pakistan, starting here on Friday.

England coach Chris Silverwood was left frustrated by a Jekyll and Hyde bowling performance from his side on day one of the first Test against Pakistan at a gloomy Old Trafford on Wednesday.

Former England head coach Chris Silverwood has been appointed as the head coach of Sri Lanka's men's team for two years, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said on Saturday. The island country has been without a full-time head coach since South African Mickey Arthur stepped down late last year.

Michael Vaughan has slammed England head coach Chris Silverwood for not even trying to stop Joe Root from his bouncer barrage tactic against India in the second Test, which badly backfired leading "worst 20 minutes" before lunch session. Shami and Bumrah scripted a sensational turnaround on the final day, adding 89 runs for the ninth wicket to help India set a 272-run target, which England failed to achieve after being bowled out for 120.

England's head coach Chris Silverwood says his team will look to take a cue from India's game plan, which saw the visitors script a stunning, come-from-behind Test series triumph in Australia earlier this year, when they face their traditional rivals in the upcoming Ashes.

The England & Wales Cricket Board on Tuesday announced Ed Smith will leave his role as national selector this month with no replacement to be named as they restructure the selection system for the men's international teams.

England must treat every Test match like an Ashes series decider as part of their red-ball reset, former captain Nasser Hussain said, as their long-term planning and rest-and-rotation policy has weakened them in the game's longest format.

England's premier all-rounder Ben Stokes has made it clear that he has no captaincy ambition, backing, to the hilt, his under-fire Test skipper Joe Root and head coach Chris Silverwood in the wake of the Ashes debacle.

England will "consider rotating" star all-rounder Ben Stokes even though his presence makes it a better team, said coach Chris Silverwood ahead of the third and final Test against the West Indies beginning on Friday.

England head coach Chris Silverwood on Sunday said "controlled aggression" contributed immensely to their series-levelling win against India in the third Test, days after the players had let their emotions get the better of them at the Lord's.

Former cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya announced on Monday that he will be the new head coach of Sri Lanka’s national cricket team after Chris Silverwood's resignation. Silverwood quit citing "personal reasons" following the team's early exit from the T20 World Cup. Jayasuriya will take over after the T20 Lanka Premier League concludes on July 21.

England coach Chris Silverwood has said that England players will be available for the whole of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Former Pakistan all-rounder Azhar Mahmood is set to play a crucial role in scripting his native country's downfall in the three-match T20 series against England after the hosts included him in the coaching staff for the upcoming contest, starting August 28.

The England cricket board (ECB) should have different coaches for the men's team for all three formats owing to the "demands" of the game, white-ball captain Eoin Morgan said.

England head coach Chris Silverwood said he is the right person for the job and is confident of turning around the team's fortunes after they suffered heavy defeats in the first two Tests of the Ashes series against Australia.

Under-fire England head coach Chris Silverwood has tested positive for COVID-19 while quarantining with his family but he is expected to join the team ahead of the fifth Ashes Test in Hobart.

Sri Lanka faced their seventh defeat in nine matches during the World Cup, culminating in a disappointing campaign characterised as "inconsistent" by coach Chris Silverwood On Thursday. The former champions gained entry to the tournament through a qualifying event alongside the Netherlands and displayed moments of brilliance, notably with an impressive eight-wicket victory over defending champions England. "I think it's an inconsistency. I think it would be fair to use that word," Silverwood told reporters.

Sri Lanka's newly-appointed coach Chris Silverwood wants his batters to score more freely and his fast bowlers to breathe fire early in their spells as he seeks to add a touch of flair to their performance.

England coach Chris Silverwood says he is all for early starts to matches after bad light blighted the drawn second Test between England and Pakistan at Southampton.

England coach Chris Silverwood on Wednesday admitted that it is "very difficult" to tell players "not to play IPL" even as his team's much-debated rotation policy in Test matches came under scanner after their humbling 317-run defeat against India in the second Test. Silverwood, a fast bowler during his playing days, accepted that he has made "peace with it".

England head coach Chris Silverwood on Wednesday said that cricketers do need to spend some time with their families, and as a result, his side would continue with their rotation policy. England's squad was named for the third and fourth Test after the result of the second Test, and it was revealed that Moeen Ali will head back home. This is all a part of ECB's rotation policy.

England's seasoned all-rounder Moeen Ali is set to announce his retirement from Test cricket to prolong his career in the white-ball formats, British media reports claimed. Moeen has reportedly already informed captain Joe Root and head coach Chris Silverwood of his decision.

England's Dan Lawrence said on Monday he has learned a lot from the work ethic of his Essex teammate Alastair Cook ahead of a potential international debut in Sri Lanka. Lawrence, 23, is set to be selected by the tourists for the first of two Tests in Galle starting Thursday after coach Chris Silverwood said he was "ready".