Giles stands down amid England's Ashes fallout

Ashley Giles has stepped down from his role as managing director of England men's cricket but England head coach Chris Silverwood and batting coach Graham Thorpe have yet to learn their fates.

The former Test spinner who was part of the 2005 Ashes winning side, Gailes has paid the price for a disastrous 2021-22 Ashes series which ended in a 4-0 defeat.

That followed a poor 2021 where England lost nine of their 15 Tests and suffered a semi-final defeat in the T20 World Cup in November.

Giles began in the role in January 2019, replacing Andrew Strauss who had set up the white-ball system for England to claim their first 50-over World Cup win that year.

Strauss has agreed to step in on an interim basis and put arrangements in place for next month's three-Test series in the West Indies, the England and Wales Cricket Board said on Wednesday.

Giles had last year instituted a major shake-up of England's selection process, ditching more than 120 years of tradition to dismantle the men's selection panel and hand head coach Silverwood "ultimate responsibility" for picking squads.

The selection and rotation of key personnel throughout the Ashes was a major criticism of England's campaign.

An ECB statement read: "Ashley is leaving after three years in the role during which England Men became 50-over world champions and are currently ranked the world's best T20I side, 2nd in ODIs and 4th for Tests.

"Sir Andrew Strauss has agreed to step into the role on an interim basis and will put in place arrangements for the forthcoming West Indies Tour, while the search begins for a full-time replacement."

Giles and head coach Chris Silverwood submitted their report on England's Ashes failures to chair of the ECB cricket committee and former captain Strauss last week.

Strauss, chair of the ECB's cricket committee, had made his recommendations to the ECB board at a meeting on Wednesday and the governing body moved quickly on Giles.

Silverwood's future, as well as batting coach Thorpe – who courted controversy with a video of Hobart police calling time on the end of series celebrations that became public – has yet to be decided.

Giles said: "The past couple of years have been incredibly challenging and I'm proud of what we've been able to deliver in the toughest of circumstances. This has undoubtedly protected the future of the game in England and Wales.

"Despite these challenges, over the past three years, we have become 50-over world champions, the top ranked T20I side in the world, we remain (the) fourth ranked Test team and our under-19s have just reached the World Cup final for the first time in 24 years."

ECB chief executive officer Tom Harrison added: "I'm extremely grateful to Ashley for his commitment and contribution to England men's cricket over the last three years.

"He's highly respected throughout the game and has made a huge contribution to the ECB and England men's cricket."