Chris Silverwood appointed as new English fast bowling coach
London, Nov 3 (IBNS): Chris Silverwood has been appointed as the fast bowling coach of the English side.
Silverwood played six Tests and seven one-day internationals for England between 1996 and 2002, and in two seasons as the head coach of Essex has guided them to consecutive titles in the Specsavers County Championship, following promotion from Division Two in 2016 with their first Championship since 1992, as per the England Wales Cricket Board website.
“We’re delighted to have Chris on board as part of our England coaching staff,” the ECB’s director of England cricket Andrew Strauss was quoted as saying by the website.
As per the website, following Ottis Gibson’s appointment as South Africa head coach, Shane Bond has already joined the England squad in Perth having been appointed fast bowling consultant for the first half of the Ashes tour, until the end of the second Test in Adelaide.
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