On This Day in 2015 Bayliss appointed as England start on road to World Cup win

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Trevor Bayliss was appointed England head coach on this day six years ago, tasked with a brief to improve the country’s limited-overs fortunes.While he helped them regain the Ashes in his first assignment in the summer of 2015, the Australian’s peak moment at the helm came in 2019 as he shepherded England to their first ever World Cup crown.Here, the PA news agency looks at some of the ups and downs in a reign that came to an end following the drawn Ashes series in September 2019.HighsWorld Cup gloryBeautiful scenes 😍England lifted their maiden #CWC19 trophy at the Home of Cricket after an exhilarating encounter against New Zealand. This video shows how much it meant to them!#WeAreEngland pic.twitter.com/JLwSj9CPaa— Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) July 15, 2019The crowning achievement of Bayliss’ tenure and the all-time high of England’s one-day cricket took place at Lord’s on July 14, 2019. Four years on from the 2015 World Cup debacle, England lifted the trophy on home soil in a game against New Zealand that goes down as one of the most dramatic finals in team sport.Urn-ing respectBayliss’ first assignment in the job could not have been bigger, a home Ashes series in the summer of 2015. Going into the penultimate game 2-1 ahead, Stuart Broad’s famous spell of eight for 15 guaranteed England would reclaim the urn.Seeing off South AfricaEngland’s Durban success sets tongues wagging.A full review of the post-match reaction: https://t.co/ccj6K5GbUK pic.twitter.com/5unk7ulaA4— England Cricket (@englandcricket) December 30, 2015Beating the world’s number one Test side in 2015/16, and knocking them off their perch at the same time was a sizeable achievement. A 2-1 series win was confirmed with victories in Durban and the ‘Bullring’ of Johannesburg.New heights in NottinghamNEW WORLD RECORD! Hales, Root, Buttler and Morgan smash England to a record 444 #EngvPak pic.twitter.com/curNodiwm9— ICC (@ICC) August 30, 2016Twice in the past three years England have left Trent Bridge

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