Between November 2000 and the emergence of Monty Panesar in 2006, Ashley Giles was England's first-choice spin bowler, although he was constantly having to justify his selection.
11 Facts About Ashley Giles
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The Giles family was heavily involved with Ripley Cricket Club: Ashley's father, brother Andrew, cousins and uncles all played for the club, as did both paternal and maternal grandfathers previously.
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Between 1992 and 1995, Ashley Giles played the majority of his games for Warwickshire Second XI, scoring over 2,500 runs and taking 165 wickets in this period.
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In September 1993, he made his List A debut against the touring Zimbabweans, his first wicket being that of Grant Flower, although it would not be until the tail-end of the 1995 season before Ashley Giles began to cement his place in the Warwickshire side taking 16 wickets at an average of 22.12.
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In 1996 Ashley Giles won the NBC Denis Compton Award, and before his debut for the full national side in 1998 he toured Australia, Sri Lanka and Kenya with the England A team.
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On 2 July 1998, Ashley Giles made his Test debut against South Africa, and took 1 for 106 in 36 overs.
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The press at the time suggested that Ashley Giles was to match Muttiah Muralitharan in wicket taking, but he dismissed this idea.
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In Domestic Cricket, Ashley Giles scored 96 from 139 balls for Warwickshire against Middlesex, as well as taking the wicket of Andrew Strauss.
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On 24 April 2006, Ashley Giles gave an interview stating that although he had at one point feared his career might be in danger, he was now "a lot more confident and happy" after being diagnosed with a sportman's hernia.
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On 18 January 2008, Ashley Giles was added to a new four-man panel, along with Peter Moores and James Whitaker, headed by Geoff Miller, which replaced David Graveney in the role of national selector for the England team, the latter having been removed from the position and reinstated as a national performance manager.
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On 28 November 2012 the England and Wales Cricket Board confirmed Ashley Giles would become England's limited overs Head Coach taking charge of the Twenty20 and One Day International teams.