Might appoint interim coach depending upon the circumstances, claims Ashley Giles

With Trevor Bayliss giving up the reigns after the Ashes, the England and Wales Cricket Board are faced with a herculean task of replacing the man who won them their first World Cup in their illustrious history. However, while most believe that the decision needs to be taken quickly considering the tour to New Zealand is around the corner, ECB’s director of cricket Ashley Giles is ready to settle for a temporary coach as long as they find the right person to lead them in the future.

"When we go to the shortlist and interviews, it depends on their circumstances and there will be different circumstances with all these coaches, so if we have to go interim, we will. I'm not going to talk about who that will be now. Hopefully we won't have to, but that bit is less important than getting the right man for the next four years," he was quoted saying by News18.

The ECB has not opened applications for the spot and it looks like the Board will be recruiting personnel based on recommendations and their own scouting of coaching talent.

"There's some strong candidates out there. You'll know them, I'm not going to go through the list and who is favourite and whatever. There's some internal, some English and some very good overseas. I'm looking forward to it and it's a big appointment," Giles revealed.

Giles was himself appointed the limited overs coach back in 2012, with Andy Flower at the helm in red ball cricket. However, the 46-year-old firmly believes in uniting the two posts as has been the practice in recent times.

"I think having one voice is important, but accepting that one voice is going to need some time away from the environment and if you've got three very good assistants, it's an opportunity to develop them as leaders. And again, it's a consistent voice of sorts because the players will know them, so that's how I see it," Giles explained.

He also reaffirmed Morgan’s involvement with the national limited overs team as captain, considering the speculations that had surrounded his future after the World Cup triumph. The influential batsman had recently stated he is expecting a bright future and his focus is now set on next year’s T20 World Cup Down Under.

"We met probably about a month after the World Cup final and he wanted some time to consider his future, which is just the way Morgs operates. He's very sensible, very logical and thankfully he rang me a couple of weeks after that and said 'I'm absolutely fully committed to going forward and looking forward to it refreshed'," Giles stated.

Meanwhile, Test skipper Joe Root has not had the best of times with the team in the all-whites, as they sit at fourth in the rankings compared to first in ODIs. 

"I think Joe needs a coach who is going to offer him a bit more structure and a bit more discipline. I don't mean discipline with the stick, but a bit more organisation and really work with him on what the DNA of that team is going forwards and what they want to achieve, so it is a tricky balance," Giles signed off.