England Head Coach Chris Silverwood (centre) with their Batting Coach Graham Thorpe (left) and Paul CollingwoodEngland cricket team’s Head Coach Chris Silverwood has said on Friday (14) that he will hand over the reins of the England ODI side to his assistants during the summer when Sri Lanka are to tour England for a six-match white-ball series. He will hand over the reins of the England ODI side to his assistants for the series against both Sri Lanka and Pakistan, starting late June. A rest-and-rotation policyAfter Sri Lanka, Pakistan are scheduled to tour England in another back-to-back limited-over series comprising three ODIs and three T20Is. Sri Lanka to begin hectic scheduleEngland are expected to name their Test squad for the series against top-ranked New Zealand early this week. Meanwhile Sri Lanka are to start off a hectic schedule for the remainder of 2021 by touring Bangladesh for a three-match ODI series this week before their England tour.

Source: The Nation May 16, 2021 19:52 UTC