# Cricket: Chris Silverwood has been sacked as England’s head coach following their four-nil Ashes series defeat to Australia. His departure comes a day after Ashley Giles was sacked as the team’s managing director. England and Wales Cricket Board chief executive Tom Harrison says in the coming days Andrew Strauss will appoint a caretaker coach for the tour of the West Indies. Former England captain Michael Atherton told Sky Sports Cricket that he is not surprised to see Silverwood go:

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