<p class="title">England coach Trevor Bayliss will step down after the next Ashes series in 2019, he announced on Tuesday as the media slammed him over the 4-0 Test thrashing in Australia.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Bayliss, who was appointed in 2015 to succeed the sacked Peter Moores, said it would be time for a fresh approach when his four-year contract comes to an end.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I'm contracted to September 2019 and that will see me out," the 55-year-old Australian told the BBC. "I've always felt that it's time for a change around that four-year mark. A new voice and a different approach reinvigorate things."</p>.<p class="bodytext">The broadcaster said Bayliss told England director of cricket Andrew Strauss of his plans a year ago but had only now made it public.</p>.<p class="bodytext">His contract takes him up to the end of the 2019 Ashes series when Australia coach Darren Lehmann also plans to call it quits.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Since former Sri Lanka coach Bayliss took over from Moores, England's Test results have been mixed, losing 18 and winning 15.</p>.<p class="bodytext">His announcement follows England's chastening 4-0 Ashes defeat, with Australia recording four comprehensive wins -- including two innings victories and a 10-wicket triumph.</p>.<p class="bodytext">British media criticised Bayliss after Monday's loss in the fifth and final Test in Sydney, with the Daily Telegraph accusing him of being "laissez-faire".</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The laissez-faire approach of England coach Trevor Bayliss has spelt disaster in Australia," headlined the Daily Telegraph, which added: "Bayliss presided over a walloping that would bring the guillotine rolling through the streets in other big team sports."</p>.<p class="bodytext">"England have little chance of improving if they stick with Trevor Bayliss," said the Evening Standard, while the Independent asked: "What is the point of Trevor Bayliss?"</p>
<p class="title">England coach Trevor Bayliss will step down after the next Ashes series in 2019, he announced on Tuesday as the media slammed him over the 4-0 Test thrashing in Australia.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Bayliss, who was appointed in 2015 to succeed the sacked Peter Moores, said it would be time for a fresh approach when his four-year contract comes to an end.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I'm contracted to September 2019 and that will see me out," the 55-year-old Australian told the BBC. "I've always felt that it's time for a change around that four-year mark. A new voice and a different approach reinvigorate things."</p>.<p class="bodytext">The broadcaster said Bayliss told England director of cricket Andrew Strauss of his plans a year ago but had only now made it public.</p>.<p class="bodytext">His contract takes him up to the end of the 2019 Ashes series when Australia coach Darren Lehmann also plans to call it quits.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Since former Sri Lanka coach Bayliss took over from Moores, England's Test results have been mixed, losing 18 and winning 15.</p>.<p class="bodytext">His announcement follows England's chastening 4-0 Ashes defeat, with Australia recording four comprehensive wins -- including two innings victories and a 10-wicket triumph.</p>.<p class="bodytext">British media criticised Bayliss after Monday's loss in the fifth and final Test in Sydney, with the Daily Telegraph accusing him of being "laissez-faire".</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The laissez-faire approach of England coach Trevor Bayliss has spelt disaster in Australia," headlined the Daily Telegraph, which added: "Bayliss presided over a walloping that would bring the guillotine rolling through the streets in other big team sports."</p>.<p class="bodytext">"England have little chance of improving if they stick with Trevor Bayliss," said the Evening Standard, while the Independent asked: "What is the point of Trevor Bayliss?"</p>