Darren Lehmann says the arrangement of comrade Trevor Bayliss as England mentor is another indication of exactly how intense it will be for Australia to hold the Ashes urn this winter. Bayliss was formally disclosed as England mentor on Tuesday night AEST, supplanting Peter Moores who was sacked after England's disillusioning World Cup crusade and 1-1 arrangement result against West Indies.
The 52-year-old is no more interesting to Lehmann or Australia's players; nine of Australia's squad for the Ashes have played under Bayliss at NSW Blues, while allrounder Shane Watson was likewise piece of the Bayliss-drove Australian T20 side that beat South Africa toward the end of last year. Bayliss ventured in as mentor for that arrangement while Lehmann was still with Australia's Test squad in the UAE taking after their 2-0 arrangement misfortune to Pakistan.
Talking in Antigua in front of the first day of Australia's warm-up match against a West Indies President's XI on Wednesday, Lehmann saluted Bayliss on his arrangement. "Trevor has been an extraordinary hireling of the diversion in Australia and has had incredible accomplishment with NSW in both long and short configuration, and additionally with the Sydney Sixers and Kolkata Knight Riders in T20s," Lehmann said. "He made an incredible showing for us when he took the reins in the International T20s against South Africa a year ago, winning the arrangement 2-1.
"A trademark of Trevor's groups is that they are very much arranged and this equitable serves as another suggestion to us that this Ashes will be an extreme challenge. "I compliment him on his arrangement and want him to enjoy all that life has to offer." Bayliss will assume control over the England work in front of the first Ashes Test against Lehmann's Australian side in Cardiff on July 8. It is Bayliss' second full-time global arrangement; he drove Sri Lanka to No.2 on the planet Test rankings and also the last of the 2009 World T20 and the 2011 World Cup. He has likewise guided the Blues to two Bupa Sheffield Shield titles and drove the Sydney Sixers to the inaugural KFC T20 Big Bash League title and the 2012 Champions League crown. Also, he's appreciated colossal accomplishment with Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League, twice driving them to the title. Bayliss is the first Australian to mentor England's senior men's group.
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