England roped in Paul Collingwood as interim head coach

England have roped in former all-rounder Paul Collingwood as their interim head coach for the Test tour of West Indies, starting March 8 in Antigua. The development comes days after Chris Silverwood was sacked as head coach and Graham Thorpe was let go as the batting coach.

Collingwood, who took charge of England's T20 tour of the West Indies last month, is currently taking a break in Barbados before joining the touring party when they arrive



in Antigua on 25 February, the ECB said in a statement.

England cricket team has seen heads roll since they were hammered 0-4 in the Ashes in Australia last year. Director of Cricket Ashley Giles was the first casualty following which Silverwood and Thorpe were sacked.

However, captain Joe Root retained his role as captain of the England men's cricket team and is likely to lead the team in the 3-Test series in West Indies.