Silverwood became England\u2019s head coach in October 2019 after Trevor Bayliss\u2019 tenure ended. He spent two-and-a-half years in the role, before his tenure came to an end in February 2022 after England suffered a 4-0 Ashes defeat in Australia.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cNo, it wasn\u2019t easy at times. There were some good results in there but obviously the Ashes was particularly hard and everything gets judged on Ashes results. It was hard on everybody, we did have some tough conditions to put up with but I don\u2019t want to say too much. I don\u2019t want to cry over spilt milk.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cThey\u2019re doing great at the moment. They\u2019ve played some entertaining cricket. I\u2019ve enjoyed watching them. As I said at the time I knew I was gone, I\u2019ll always be an England fan and I want them to do well. I still have a lot of friends in that dressing room,\u201d Silverwood was quoted as saying by inews.co.uk.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Silverwood then worked as head coach of Sri Lanka, which included the side winning 2022 T20 Asia Cup and becoming runners-up in 2023 ODI Asia Cup. He said one of the fond memories of his time with Sri Lanka was them beating England in Bengaluru in the 2023 Men\u2019s ODI World Cup.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cIt was a special moment. England had great players and to actually pull out the performance we did shows what the boys are capable of. The Sri Lanka team, we built momentum and we were great at home in bilateral series, we played some great cricket. And in the World Cup qualifiers we sailed through.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cIt was just those little moments in the biggest games that didn\u2019t quite go our way. But everything in that game just fell into place. The game plan came off and that\u2019s why Sri Lanka sit where they do in the world rankings at the moment because they\u2019re not as consistent as they would like to be.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cIt was a special moment. England had great players and to actually pull out the performance we did shows what the boys are capable of. The Sri Lanka team, we built momentum and we were great at home in bilateral series, we played some great cricket. And in the World Cup qualifiers we sailed through.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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