SL appoint Silverwood

CHRIS SILVERWOOD has been named as Sri Lanka’s new head coach, two months after leaving England in the wake of their 4-0 Ashes defeat.

Silverwood, 47, has signed a two-year contract, quickly landing another job after he followed director of cricket Ashley Giles in leaving the England set-up in February.

“I am very excited to be on board with Sri Lanka and I cannot wait to get over to Colombo and get started,” said Silverwood, who will have a little over a month to prepare for two Tests in Bangladesh.

“They have a talented and passionate group of players and I am really looking forward to meeting up with the players and coaching staff very soon.”