‘I want them to be brave’ – Silverwood sets targets for Sri Lanka squad – ICC Cricket

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Silverwood recently took up the role as the head coach of the Sri Lanka men’s side, following his departure from the England job in the aftermath of the defeat in the Ashes.

Speaking in a press conference, Silverwood said, “I have spent the last couple of weeks just digging through stats, looking at how we can improve.

“That’s not to say we have to be reckless; what I’m saying is we have to bring smarts into that as well.

“I’ll try and instil some confidence into the boys so they can go out there and construct their innings and score big runs, certainly in the first innings, and give us something to bowl at.

“It’s about instilling the discipline that we can do good things for long periods of time and not getting bored of doing them.

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