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Prospective new England coach Trevor Bayliss is 'excellent' according to Ed Smith, who briefly worked with the Australian at Kent in 2003.

The England and Wales Cricket Board are in exclusive discussions with a candidate for the role of England coach, understood to be Bayliss.

Reports in Australia suggest the New South Wales coach, 52, is set to be appointed as Peter Moores' successor.

The Australian was also considered for the job in April 2014 before Moores was reappointed.

Yorkshire coach Jason Gillespie held talks over the position with director of cricket Andrew Strauss last week.

The former Australia fast bowler, 40, was expected to take the job if it was offered to him.

Bayliss was appointed New South Wales coach for a second time in 2013 and has twice won the Sheffield Shield with the Blues.

He is perhaps best known for leading Sri Lanka to the 2011 World Cup final in Mumbai, where they narrowly lost to India.

Bayliss also coaches two Twenty20 teams and in 2012 won both the Big Bash League with the Sydney Sixers and the Indian Premier League with Kolkata Knight Riders.

Former Kent batsman Ed Smith, who played under Bayliss when he coached the county briefly in 2003, said: "He was excellent, understated and got stuck in to work with the players.

"His playing career may have influenced his coaching style as he was in a very strong New South Wales side and could slip in under the radar. In coaching, he is happy to do the same and he is a nice guy."

This clip is from Test Match Special, Monday 25 May 2015.

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