By Paul Newman for the Daily Mail
Published: 22:31 GMT, 17 February 2019 | Updated: 22:36 GMT, 17 February 2019
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England will appoint a new head coach with two assistants given extra responsibility for red and white ball cricket when Trevor Bayliss leaves this summer after the Ashes.
The sudden departure of assistant Paul Farbrace, who will leave for Warwickshire at the end of this Caribbean tour, has focused England’s attention on the succession plan for the coaching duo who have formed a productive partnership over the last four years.
Sportsmail understands Ashley Giles, the new team director, is opposed to the split coaching system that worked so badly when he was put in charge of the white-ball side to work alongside Andy Flower.
Chris Silverwood is regarded highly by England and looks set to be the new red-ball assistant
Paul Collingwood is in England’s long-term plans and is the favourite for the white-ball role
So he wants a