Ashley Giles “stepped down” from his role as man-aging director of England men’s cricket on Wednes-day as he paid the price for a woeful 4-0 Ashes se-ries loss in Australia. The humiliating reverse followed a poor 2021 where England lost nine of their 15 Tests and were beaten in the semi-finals of the World Twenty20.
“Ashley Giles is standing down as managing di-rector, England men’s cricket,” said an England and Wales Cricket Board statement. The 48-year-old was appointed at the end of 2018, replacing former England captain Andrew Strauss.—APP
