Chris Silverwood appointed assistant coach of Oval Invincibles

Chris Silverwood has been appointed to his first job in English cricket since being sacked as England head coach, replacing Azhar Mahmood as one of Tom Moody’s assistants at the defending champions Oval Invincibles in the Hundred.

Silverwood lost his job after England’s 4-0 defeat in Australia in early 2022, but was only out of work for two months, joining Sri Lanka on a two-year contract. This was later extended to include the recent T20 World Cup in the Caribbean and USA, but Silverwood resigned shortly after the group stage exit, not wanting to be away from home for long periods.

He will now join Moody’s coaching staff at the Invincibles in 2024, ahead of their – and the Hundreds’ – opening matchday against Birmingham Phoenix on Tuesday. Mahmood left his position when he took up a full-time role with Pakistan earlier this year and Silverwood will join the men’s coaching staff alongside Matt Walker and Jim Troughton.

James Foster, who lost his job as coach of the Northern Superchargers last year after they finished third in the men’s competition, will also return to the Hundred this summer. He has replaced Paul Collingwood as one of Trevor Bayliss’ assistants at the London Spirit, with Collingwood unavailable at the start of the tournament while on test duty for England.

The Spirit have hired two more assistant coaches to join the support staff of its women’s team, which is coached by Australian Ashley Noffke. Yorkshire men’s assistant coach Ali Maiden and Sunrisers’ Marc Broom have both been appointed and Maiden could be a candidate to succeed Noffke when he steps down at the end of this season.

The most notable coaching appointment in the Hundred this year was the appointment of Andrew Flintoff as head coach of the Superchargers in the men’s competition, replacing Foster. His first game as head coach is against Trent Rockets at Headingley on Friday night.