Then Sri Lankan cricket team coach Trevor Bayliss (C) plays with a football as captain Kumar Sangakkara (R) warms up during a practice session in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad November 15, 2009. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/Files
SYDNEY (Reuters) - There was general consensus in Australia on Wednesday that retaining the Ashes this year got a little bit harder after the appointment of wily compatriot Trevor Bayliss as England's new head coach.
While former cricketers lined up to hail the success of "a ripper of a bloke" in landing such a big job, Australia coach Darren Lehmann gave a reminder that immediate success for Bayliss could mean failure for his country.
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