BAYLISS: THE ‘TREVOLUTION’ IS NEARLY OVER

TREVOR BAYLISS will not go back on his decision to quit even if he becomes English cricket’s favourite Australian by winning the World Cup and Ashes in the same summer. Not even that dream scenario will be enough to stop Bayliss heading home to Sydney in September after a highly successful four-year stint as England coach. The ‘Trevolution’ instigated by Andrew Strauss in the aftermath of England’s humiliating exit at the last World Cup will culminate at Lord’s tomorrow when Bayliss sends out his side and tells them, once again, to express themselves. And, even if Bayliss then goes on to win the Ashes with England for a second time, he is sure enough is enough. ‘There’s no chance of a rethink,’ said Bayliss yesterday. ‘I’ve always been a believer in four or five years in a job being enough, whether you’re winning or losing.’ Bayliss’s white-ball expertise and belief in a player-driven culture made Strauss, then England’s team director, plump for the Australian to replace Peter Moores. And it will be mission accomplished if Eoin Morgan lifts the World Cup. ‘This is something we set out to do four years ago,’ Bayliss told the BBC. ‘It feels great that we have a chance to fulfil everyone’s dreams.’ No player epitomises the sense of adventure that has been integral to England’s white-ball cricket more than Jason Roy, who was out first ball in the 2015 one-day game against New Zealand that marked the new style. Far from being discouraged, Roy was assured of his place and urged to carry on blasting. ‘He’s a player we felt we had to get into the side,’ said Bayliss. ‘We believed a bold style would win World Cups.’