ENGLAND STUMPED AS FARBRACE QUITS ROLE
NGLAND’S bid for World Cup glory has been rocked by the sudden departure of one of the main architects of their four-year climb to the No 1 spot. think I could have committed to another four years. I don’t think I’ve got the energy to commit to another four years of international cricket.”
Farbrace’s departure could see an existing member of the backroom staff like Paul Collingwood step up between now and the World Cup.
Now that he has retired as a player, Collingwood has signed on to stay involved with England through to the end of the World Cup and he is a red-hot favourite to be the main white-ball coach under a new head coach when Bayliss moves on.
Bowling coach Chris Silverwood is tipped to fulfil the same role in the Test side following the Ashes, unless he makes a successful bid for the top job himself.
Farbrace added: “There’s enough knowledge, there’s enough experience in the setup. Colly’s been around
World Cups himself – that was one of the reasons for getting him involved in the group and whenever he’s been involved he’s been absolutely fantastic.”
Farbrace has certainly played his part along the journey as the man who, along with Eoin Morgan, picked England’s ODI side up from their lowest ebb following the disastrous 2015 World Cup campaign.
As interim boss he oversaw the game against New Zealand that changed it all, when England posted a then-record 408 and set the template for the next four years.